NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Sands, Anita M.; Goodman, Madeline J.; Kirsch, Irwin; Dreier, Kelsey – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2021
We know that opportunities exist in the United States, but if we hope to share these more equitably, we need to better understand the ways opportunities currently vary among individuals, families, states, and regions of the country. Using key measures of well-being (including poverty, income, employment, safety, and health) for each state, along…
Descriptors: Well Being, Poverty, Income, Employment Level
Hanushek, Eric A.; Peterson, Paul E.; Woessmann, Ludger – Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University, 2012
"The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy." Such was the dire warning recently issued by a task force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. Chaired by former New York City schools chancellor Joel I. Klein and former U.S.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Capital, Educational Trends