Education, Skills and Learning

Why a good education isn't always the key to social mobility

School children listen to their teacher Sebastien Ducoroy in their classroom at the Primary School Les Ormeaux in Montereau-Fault-Yonne near Paris, France, June 18, 2018. Picture taken on June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes - RC16FBEA21D0

There's great disparity in outcomes around the world. Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Louis Volante
Professor of Education, Brock University
John Jerrim
Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics, UCL
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