Does money matter? : the effect of school resources on student achievement and adult success / Gary Burtless, editor.

Other author Burtless, Gary T., 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©1996.
Descriptionxvi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Education--Economic aspects. --United States.
Education--United States. --Finance.
Academic achievement--United States.
Wages--Effect of education on. --United States.

Contents Introduction and summary / Gary Burtless -- School resources and student performance / Eric A. Hanushek -- Have times changed? The relation between school resources and student performance / Larry V. Hedges and Rob Greenwald -- Evidence from fifteen schools in Austin, Texas / Richard J. Murnane and Frank Levy -- Labor market effects of school quality : theory and evidence / David Card and Alan B. Krueger -- Is there a link between school inputs and earnings? Fresh scrutiny of an old literature / Julian R. Betts -- Does measured school quality really matter? An examination of the earnings-quality relationship / James Heckman, Anne Layne-Farrar, and Petra Todd.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96010085
ISBN081571274X (cloth)
ISBN0815712758 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC66 .D64 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold