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Big questions: Education, skills, and opportunity

Education
Global
Started April 17, 2026

What every generation should learn, how education systems can reduce inequality, and who pays.

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Optional references: OECD — Education at a Glance · UNESCO — Global Education Monitoring Report · Chetty, Friedman & Rockoff — teacher value-added (American Economic Review, DOI) · Hoxby & Avery — the missing ‘one-offs’ (NBER) · Hanushek & Woessmann — knowledge capital & growth (NBER)

World Bank — education global practice UIS — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (education data) Education International (global union federation) UNESCO — right to education
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Private schools that select by academic ability or religious faith perpetuate socioeconomic advantage and should not receive public subsidy.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
University tuition fees reduce access for students from lower-income households and should be replaced with public funding through progressive taxation.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
High-stakes standardised testing narrows curricula and disadvantages students from lower-income backgrounds without improving average learning outcomes.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Teacher quality is the single most important within-school determinant of pupil outcomes, and teacher pay should reflect this.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Vocational and technical education routes are systematically underfunded relative to academic routes in most high-income countries.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Access to reliable internet and digital devices should be recognised as a prerequisite for meaningful participation in education and civic life.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Digital and critical information literacy should be mandatory core curriculum requirements from primary school alongside reading and numeracy.
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