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Zhao, Yong – Educational Leadership, 2013
The road to success in the new world economy requires more creative thinkers, innovators, and entrepreneurs than ever before. Why is the United States going in the wrong direction? Thanks to globalization and technological advancement, traditional middle-class jobs, such as manufacturing, have been disappearing quickly, offshored to other…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Middle Class, Employment Patterns, Global Approach
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Sander, William; Krautmann, Anthony C. – Economics of Education Review, 1991
Examines effects of local taxes and schooling on private nonfarm employment growth in Illinois since 1980, assessing educational outcomes determinants (ACT scores, school attendance, and dropout rates). Jobs are negatively affected by property taxes, positively affected by ACT scores, and unaffected by expenditures per pupil. Family background…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Rate, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship