The price we pay. Economic and social consequences of inadequate education.

Sonst. Personen	Belfield, Clive R. (Hrsg.); Levin, Henry M. (Hrsg.)
Titel	The price we pay. Economic and social consequences of inadequate education.
Quelle	Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press (2007), VIII, 273 S.Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-8157-0863-7; 978-0-8157-0863-6
Schlagwörter	Bildungschance; Chancengleichheit; Soziale Ungleichheit; Frühe Kindheit; Sozialhilfe; Bildungsertrag; High School; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsprogramm; Gesundheit; Demografie; Kriminalität; Bildungsinvestition; Investition; Arbeitsmarkt; Intervention; Ethnische Gruppe; Benachteiligtes Kind; USA
Abstract	While the high cost of education draws headlines, the cost of not educating America's children goes largely ignored. This book remedies this oversight by highlighting the private, fiscal, and public costs of inadequate education. Leading scholars from a broad range of fields - including economics, education, demography, and public health - attach hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and income, health, crime, and dependence on public assistance. They also explore policy interventions that could boost the education system's performance and explain why demographic trends make the challenge of educating our youth so urgent today. Improving educational outcomes for at-risk youth is more than a noble goal. It is an investment, one with the potential to yield benefits that far outstrip its costs. This book analyzes both sides of the balance sheet and suggests which policies are most likely to pay off. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2008/3