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Two interesting stories about the US university system... Martin ========= Downward mobility haunts US education "The Philadelphia-based Pew research group compared the outcomes of young people in 10 western countries, in a project called Does America Promote Mobility as Well as Other Countries? "It found the US had the strongest link between family wealth and educational success - and the lowest mobility. Advantage and disadvantage were being further amplified in education." <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20154358> Saying No To College "Feeling squeezed by a sagging job market and mounting student debt, a groundswell of university-age heretics are pledging allegiance to new groups like UnCollege, dedicated to “hacking” higher education." <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/fashion/saying-no-to-college.html?pagewanted=all> __________________________________________ _____ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca