The Fall of Educational Productivity and Policy Paralysis

Author/s
Eric A. Hanushek
Editor/s
Lindsay M. Burke and Jonathan Butcher (ed.)
Published Date
2019
Publication
The Not-So-Great Society
Details
Washington, DC: Heritage Foundation
Pages
pp. 45-51
The United States has a long history of investing in its population through public education. These investments have contributed importantly to the success of the U.S. economy. But the evidence now suggests that the education system is languishing and my not be well-positioned for the 21st Century.