Many Australians have long have called for the government to stop funding private schools. Now the UK's Labour party wants to get rid of private schools altogether. Could we do that here?
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Articles on education equity
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In examining and addressing opportunity gaps for racialized students in schools, school boards must learn to account for present-day and historical inequities.
The Supreme Court long ago rejected the idea of a federal right to education. Can a series of new lawsuits convince the court to change its mind?
Inequality for those left behind is a necessary byproduct of rewarding those who excel.
The federal government has argued consistently that more money does not lead to better educational outcomes. But is that right?
Students who have traditionally struggled at GCSE are now outperforming their peers.
We need to change the school admissions code.
India has invested hugely in to reforming its higher education sector – Australia must view this as an opportunity to capitalise on this growth through partnerships and training schemes.
Universities need to change to become more equitable learning spaces. But what's the best way to measure their transformation, identify gaps and emphasise successes?
Disadvantaged pupils know what they're missing when it comes to extra-curricular activities.
Labour's Ed Miliband says that advantaged pupils are much more likely to go to university. Is he right?
A new study has suggested the answer is one hour a day. But that might not be right for everyone.
Business as usual in education is not going to heal the widening divisions between the privileged and disadvantaged.
When the new crop of MPs take their seats after the May election, many may know each other from their days at private school or Oxbridge. A new study, published by the Sutton Trust, analysed the education…
The number of university students in China, including those in part-time higher adult education, expanded from 12.3m students in 2000 to 34.6m in 2013. China has become an exceptional example of increasing…
Private tutoring is used by many parents around the world to supplement their children’s education and boost their chances of success at school. In England, several surveys have estimated the prevalence…
While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and that the path to strong reading and writing skills begins in the home. But focusing…
University is often seen as a route to social mobility, providing the chance for all students to get higher status and better paid jobs no matter what kind of school they went to. But in our new research…
It’s official: poverty in England is getting worse. Britain is on the verge of becoming a nation deeply and permanently divided by poverty, according to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission…
Nearly 15 years after the first academies – state-funded schools with more autonomy – were introduced in England, there is still relatively little information about how the reforms have affected children…
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