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
Otros Autores: Levin, Henry M., Belfield, C. R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Educational equalization.
Education > Social aspects.
Education > Economic aspects.
Education > Costs.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
Democratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
Éducation > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Educational equalization > United States.
Education > United States > Costs.
Education > Social aspects > United States.
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (273 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780815708650

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