Earning and learning : how schools matter / Susan E. Mayer and Paul E. Peterson, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; New York, N.Y. : Russell Sage Foundation, c1952.Description: viii, 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0815755287 (cloth : perm. paper)
  • 0815755295 (pbk. : perm. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC 66 .E23 1952
Contents:
From earning to learning / Susan E. Mayer -- Aptitude or achievement : why do test scores predict educational attainment and earnings? / Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips -- Economic success and the evolution of schooling and mental ability / Christopher Winship and Sanders D. Korenman -- Does the timing of schooling affect how much children learn? / Susan E. Mayer and David Knutson -- School reforms : how much do they matter? / Paul E. Peterson -- How does class size relate to achievement in schools? / Frederick Mosteller -- The evidence on class size / Eric A. Hanushek -- Effects of the math curriculum in high school / Robert H. Meyer -- Do hard courses and good grades enhance cognitive skills? / Jay R. Girotto and Paul E. Peterson -- Nerd harassment, incentives, school priorities, and learning / John H. Bishop -- The effects of school choice on curriculum and atmosphere / Caroline M. Hoxby -- Effects of school choice in New York City / Paul E. Peterson,...[et al.] -- The costs and benefits of school reform / Susan E. Mayer and Paul E. Peterson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

From earning to learning / Susan E. Mayer -- Aptitude or achievement : why do test scores predict educational attainment and earnings? / Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips -- Economic success and the evolution of schooling and mental ability / Christopher Winship and Sanders D. Korenman -- Does the timing of schooling affect how much children learn? / Susan E. Mayer and David Knutson -- School reforms : how much do they matter? / Paul E. Peterson -- How does class size relate to achievement in schools? / Frederick Mosteller -- The evidence on class size / Eric A. Hanushek -- Effects of the math curriculum in high school / Robert H. Meyer -- Do hard courses and good grades enhance cognitive skills? / Jay R. Girotto and Paul E. Peterson -- Nerd harassment, incentives, school priorities, and learning / John H. Bishop -- The effects of school choice on curriculum and atmosphere / Caroline M. Hoxby -- Effects of school choice in New York City / Paul E. Peterson,...[et al.] -- The costs and benefits of school reform / Susan E. Mayer and Paul E. Peterson.

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