Sentences with phrase «achieve real education reform»

In this final chapter, we will look at steps each of us can take to achieve real education reform.

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- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

At a time when we are talking about education reform, repealing the GEA is one of the simplest ways to achieve real results for our schools.

We've spent a lot of time and much ink over the past few years discussing the controversial «seven breakthrough solutions» to higher education reform, the UT Regent Wallace Hall investigations, the «invasion» of The University of Texas on the turf of the University of Houston, the competition among seven of our institutions to achieve national «Tier One» status, and related side shows, while ducking the real underlying issue.

That makes achieving real assessment reform an education and organizing project.