Earning and learning :  how schools matter / 
Susan E. Mayer and Paul E. Peterson, editors. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  New York, N.Y. :  Brookings Institution Press ;  Russell Sage Foundation, c1952. 
 - viii, 365 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0815755287 (cloth : perm. paper) 0815755295 (pbk. : perm. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99006383 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Economic aspects--United States.<br/>Academic achievement--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Educational equalization--United States.<br/>School improvement programs--United States.<br/>Class size--United States.<br/>School choice--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC 66  / .E23 1952