{"id":158485,"date":"2023-11-08T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/?p=158485"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:58:38","slug":"the-contribution-of-k-12-education-to-economic-growth-and-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcstier.com\/blog2\/?p=158485","title":{"rendered":"The Contribution of K\u201312 Education to Economic Growth and Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/pennpolicy.org\/research_publication\/the-contribution-of-k-12-education-to-economic-growth-and-democracy\/\">Pennsylvania Policy Center<\/a> on November 8, 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pennpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Contribution-of-Education-to-Economic-Growth-and-Democracy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>VIEW IN A PDF READER, PRINT, OR DOWNLOAD.<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 8, 2023<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/pennpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Contribution-of-Education-to-Economic-Growth-and-Democracy.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The-Contribution-of-Education-to-Economic-Growth-and-Democracy.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-087f2dbb-e5b4-442e-92da-3ebf4c3c4749\" href=\"https:\/\/pennpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Contribution-of-Education-to-Economic-Growth-and-Democracy.pdf\">The-Contribution-of-Education-to-Economic-Growth-and-Democracy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pennpolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Contribution-of-Education-to-Economic-Growth-and-Democracy.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-087f2dbb-e5b4-442e-92da-3ebf4c3c4749\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published at Pennsylvania Policy Center on November 8, 2023. 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