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UK / Shouldn’t waste the potential of so many of its citizens writes The Guardian
Recent research on adult skill levels in 24 rich nations sparked a rush of headlines on the inadequacy of our education system. England came 15th in literacy and 17th in numeracy in the global league table, based on a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report also revealed that people … Continue reading
South Africa’s National Skills Conference / A Collision
A friend who attended last week’s National Skills Conference at Birchwood confirmed my prediction that delegate gossip would centre on two separate task team reports on the future of skills development in South Africa. As such, they probably went back to their rooms and had nightmares of a catastrophic mid-air collision that left the national … Continue reading
US / 48 percent of all public school children came from homes with incomes low enough to earn those students free or reduced lunches
A new study by the Southern Education Foundation has revealed that the number of low income students enrolled in schools has surged in recent years to new astronomical numbers Continue reading
Schooling and Education / Are children learning? In many cases, no says Lant Pritchett from Harvard’s Kennedy School
The average Haitian or Bangladeshi in 2010 had more years of schooling than the average French or Italian person did in 1960 Continue reading
UK / Middle-class young ‘will fare worse than their parents’ finds Commission
David Cameron’s social mobility and child poverty inquiry to issue grim warning as debt and job fears create ‘perfect storm’ Today’s middle-class children are on track to be the first in more than a century to be materially less well off in adulthood than their parents, a government commission is expected to warn this week. … Continue reading
OECD / How Inequality in skills is associated with inequality in income
How literacy skills are distributed across a population also has significant implications on how economic and social outcomes are distributed within the society. The Survey of Adult Skills shows that higher levels of inequality in literacy and numeracy skills are associated with greater inequality in the distribution of income, whatever the causal nature of this … Continue reading
Canada / Less than 50 per cent of high school students graduate with senior STEM courses
The report, Spotlight on Science Learning: The High Cost of Dropping Science and Math, estimates that less than 50 per cent of high school students graduate with senior science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses, despite approximately 70 per cent of Canada’s top jobs requiring STEM education Continue reading
US / Social mobility and the growing education gap
Poverty blocks children from high-quality educational opportunities while privilege insures better schools, advanced degrees, and access to jobs linked to the networking of privilege Continue reading
US / 68 percent of high school students say that they access the Internet via a 3G/4G mobile device
Education is at a critical juncture in the United States. It is vital for workforce development and economic prosperity, yet is in need of serious reform. American education was designed for agrarian and industrial eras, and does not provide all the skills needed for a 21st century economy. This creates major problems for young people … Continue reading
Education in US / Most States’ School Funding Tumbles Since Recession
More than two-thirds of U.S. states are spending less per child on schools than they were five years ago, a study found, showing how slowly governments are replacing funding that was cut because of the recession Continue reading
Unemployment in the Arab World
“For decades, these countries actually did a pretty good job of getting education for younger people, of advancing them into secondary education. Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, these are places where people were able to get college degrees, and now they’re facing two problems. “One is just the overall economic backdrop is miserable. When you have this … Continue reading
US / Majority of Workers Say Job Doesn’t Require a Degree
43%, say the type of work they do generally requires a bachelor’s or a more advanced degree Continue reading
Does education really matter when recruiting ?
From an interview with Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google On the hiring side, we found that brainteasers are a complete waste of time. How many golf balls can you fit into an airplane? How many gas stations in Manhattan? A complete waste of time. They don’t predict anything. They serve primarily to … Continue reading
US / With over $1 trillion in outstanding student loans, it is time for higher education to be innovative
The largest bank in the United States will stop making student loans in a few weeks. JPMorgan Chase has sent a memorandum to colleges notifying them that the bank will stop making new student loans in October, according to Reuters. The official reason is quite bland. “We just don’t see this as a market that … Continue reading
Canada / Higher Education reduces youth unemployment
Canada’s young work force has profited from one of the strongest education systems in the industrialized world Continue reading
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