The price we pay : economic and social consequences of inadequate education /

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"Highlights costs of inadequate education, attaching hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and critical indicators as income, health, crime, dependence on public assistance, and political participation. Explores policy interventions to boost the education system's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Belfield, C. R., Levin, Henry M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Education > Social aspects > United States.
Education > United States > Costs.
Educational equalization > United States.
Éducation > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Education > Costs
Education > Economic aspects
Education > Social aspects
Educational equalization
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Highlights costs of inadequate education, attaching hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and critical indicators as income, health, crime, dependence on public assistance, and political participation. Explores policy interventions to boost the education system's performance and explains why demographic trends are so challenging to educating the nation's youth"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815708650
0815708653

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