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[xmca] Downward mobility haunts US education



Two interesting stories about the US university system...

Martin
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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>


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