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The Education Apocalypse. How it Happened and How to Survive it.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds
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Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 257.
For decades, the U.S. invested ever-growing fortunes into its antiquated K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse outcomes. At the same time, Americans spent more than they could afford on higher education, driven by the kind of cheap credit that fueled the housing crisis. The graduates of these systems were left unprepared for a global economy, unable to find jobs, and on the hook for student loans they could never repay. Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. In the case of American education, it couldn't--and it didn't. In The Education Apocalypse, ... Read more
For decades, the U.S. invested ever-growing fortunes into its antiquated K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse outcomes. At the same time, Americans spent more than they could afford on higher education, driven by the kind of cheap credit that fueled the housing crisis. The graduates of these systems were left unprepared for a global economy, unable to find jobs, and on the hook for student loans they could never repay. Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. In the case of American education, it couldn't--and it didn't. In The Education Apocalypse, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594037917
SKU
V9781594037917
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About Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Glenn Harlan Reynolds is the Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee. He blogs at InstaPundit.com and writes for such publications as The Atlantic, Forbes, Popular Mechanics, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. He lives in Knoxville, TN.
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