Earning and learning

"A four hundred billion dollar industry, education is one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy - yet scholars, educators, policymakers, and parents disagree about how education money should be spent. In particular, they differ on how best to improve a student's ability to learn or how much additional learning contributes to a child's success as an adult." "Chapters explore, among other topics, the influence of aptitude versus achievement, the value of increased instruction in math and English, the worthiness of standardized testing, the effect of social stratification among students, and the opportunities presented by school choice."--Jacket.