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Synopsis
A four hundred billion dollar industry, education is one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy - yet scholars, educators, policymakers, and parents disagree about how education money should be spent. In particular, they differ on how best to improve a student's ability to learn or how much additional learning contributes to a child's success as an adult.. "Chapters explore, among other topics, the influence of aptitude versus achievement, the value of increased instruction in math and English, the worthiness of standardized testing, the effect of social stratification among students, and the opportunities presented by school choice.
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Brings together evidence on school effectiveness and identifies school reforms that have the most potential. Early chapters attempt to estimate the effect of schooling on cognitive test scores and on wages. Later chapters demonstrate how effective a variety of educational policies are likely to be at increasing such scores. Concludes that school reforms that are most likely to yield the highest payoff are politically the most controversial. The editors are affiliated with the University of Chicago and Harvard University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)