The Economist – Staff Writer
“SHORT of simply forcing them to remain in education, how should young people be encouraged to better themselves? . . . Mr Gove says he will better focus the limited funds available on the particularly needy. But he thinks the best way to boost young people’s prospects is to increase the proportion of pupils who leave school with five good GCSE exam passes in traditional subjects. . . . A well-educated population with an improved outlook would not need bribes to better itself, he reckons.”(more)