'A possibility is that a degree is used by employers as an easy way to draw a line between the folk they are willing to employ and those they are not'

Article Abstract:

An analysis of research by the Higher Education Funding Council for England which revealed that children from a well-to-do background are six times more likely than children from a poorer background to go to university and the questions that this research raises. It is noted that graduates earn 40% more than non-graduates over their lifetime, which either means that graduates are simply more productive than non-graduates, or that employers are simply using degrees as a way of weeding out a portion of the people that apply for certain jobs.

Labor force information, Public affairs, Social aspects, College graduates, Employment

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Deluxe glasshouse sets off Pond nicely

Article Abstract:

The Rothermere American Institute which was opened by former US President Clinton in Oxford, England in May 2001, aims to be a global resource for American studies. The institute aims to facilitate the study of American topics at all intellectual levels.

United States, Buildings and facilities, Study and teaching, England, American studies, Rothermere American Institute

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Lottery out, selection in

Article Abstract:

The author argues that the concept of selective secondary education, where students are accepted into a school only on the basis of talent, is the only way to achieving a well-educated and dynamic workforce in the future.

Evaluation, Economic aspects, Education, Secondary, Secondary education, Educational aspects

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