Globally, mothers’ educational status has a greater influence over the level of education their children attain today than was the case for people born mid-century.
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Parental disability, family structure and unemployment are key factors in transmitting disadvantage between generations.
Conventional wisdom across much of the Western world says there’s a strong link between education and upward social mobility. Really?
