Foreword / Lawrence H. Summers -- 1. An economic future imperiled -- 2. Human capital and economic prosperity -- 3. A global view of U.S. student proficiency rates -- 4. U.S. advanced performance in global perspective -- 5. Economic benefits of higher performance -- 6. A global view of growth in U.S. achievement -- 7. Substantive concerns and political obstacles -- Appendixes -- A. Methodology for comparing U.S. and international performance -- B. Two measures of reading proficiency
Summary
"Compares the performance of American schools with that of other countries against the background of an increasingly globalizing world, introducing new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity, and shows mixed results for U.S. students and recommends areas where American schools and education should be improved"-- Provided by publisher
