{"product_id":"endangering-prosperity-a-global-view-of-the-american-school-9780815703730","title":"Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe relative deficiencies of U.S. public schools are a serious concern to parents and policymakers. But they should be of concern to all Americans, as a globalizing world introduces new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity. In \u003ci\u003eEndangering Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e, a trio of experts on international education policy compares the performance of American schools against that of other nations. The net result is a mixed but largely disappointing picture that clearly shows where improvement is most needed. The authors' objective is not to explain the deep causes of past failures but to document how dramatically the U.S. school system has failed its students and its citizens. It is a wake-up call for structural reform. To move forward to a different and better future requires that we understand just how serious a situation America faces today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor example, the authors consider the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international mathematics examination. America is stuck in the middle of average scores, barely beating out European countries whose national economies are in the red zone. U.S. performance as measured against stronger economies is even weaker--in total, 32 nations outperformed the United States. The authors also delve into comparative reading scores. A mere 31 percent of U.S. students in the class of 2011 could perform at the proficient level as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program, compared with South Korea's result of 47 percent. And while some observers may downplay the significance of cross-globe comparisons, they should note that Canadian students are dramatically outpacing their U.S. counterparts as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClearly something is wrong with this picture, and this book clearly explicates the costs of inaction. The time for incremental tweaking the system is long past--wider, deeper, and more courageous steps are needed, as this book amply demonstrates with accessible prose, supported with hard data that simply cannot be ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815703730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric Hanushek\u003c\/b\u003e is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul E. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLudger Woessmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of economics at the University of Munich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40524103057523,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":44.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b72a510a-4c9d-44c7-9fd2-5f1c08d77855.jpg?v=1666186208","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/endangering-prosperity-a-global-view-of-the-american-school-9780815703730","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}