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

"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 performan...

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Institutionellt upphov: ebrary, Inc
Övriga upphov: Belfield, C. R., Levin, Henry M.
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Utgiven: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.
Ämnen:
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Education > Social aspects > United States.
Education > United States > Costs.
Educational equalization > United States.
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Sammanfattning:"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.
Fysisk beskrivning:viii, 273 p. : ill.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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