Monday, September 24, 2012
In the U.K. - Billions for education and NO improvement
Time, and time again, it is shown that more and more money has no positive effect on improving education.
Oh, by the way, in math and science U.S. kids are worse than the U.K. ...
Oh, by the way, in math and science U.S. kids are worse than the U.K. ...
In the U.K. Daily Mail, Sarah Harris reports on the U.K.'s lack of success in education:
"Billions of pounds poured into education under Labour resulted in ‘no improvements’ in standards, a major report revealed yesterday. Despite Tony Blair declaring his priorities as ‘education, education, education’ when he swept to power in 1997, a huge increase in spending on schools led to ‘no improvement in student learning outcomes’, the report found. In fact, the UK’s teenagers have slipped down world league tables in crucial subjects while the country’s schools have become among the most socially segregated across the world."
