The UK has seen a significant decline in investment in adult education and training. This chapter analyses how the …

Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … the classroom and beyond. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the abolishment of compulsory religious education in Germany does … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …

In the last few months, there has been a series of strikes by teachers in further education colleges across England … over pay and conditions, and more strikes look set to impact the post-16 education sector this year. With inflation at … analysis on pay focuses on the roughly 50,000 teachers in general further education colleges across England, so does not …

Education policy holds the promise of breaking the strong ties between family background and socio-economic position by … providing publicly accessible education for children of all backgrounds. However, the education system may also perpetuate … disadvantaged students, and that they can be cost-effective. For example, reducing class size, increasing general education spending …