Do resources matter? This question remains controversial in the economics of education as many studies find no … where the fact that many adults have poor basic skills is frequently attributed to people being ‘let down’ by the education … Education Authorities (LEAs) and LEA maintained schools within their respective regions. Since there is considerable …

normal exam procedures throughout the higher education system. For example, the important examination taken for the … at an early (and highly selective) stage of the higher education system. The events enabled a significant proportion of … students born between 1947 and 1950 (particularly in 1948 and 1949) to pursue more years of higher education than would …

education makes a difference to average educational achievement. Although, there has been a shift in this direction in many OECD … to the ‘academic’ track harms the quality of education for everyone (through contextual effects) without improving the … identify the net effect of widening access to schools which provide a more academically-orientated, general education on …

The latest CEP Election Analysis gives an overview of the research evidence on education policy, one of the key …

Education is an area that is highly devolved in the UK, and the fact that all four constituent countries have pursued … or otherwise of the education reforms that have taken place. There is, of course, an important policy context to such an …