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by Carlos González-SanchoAnalyst, OECD Directorate for Education and SkillsMost people see social inequities in education as stubbornly persistent. Children of wealthy and highly educated parents tend to do better in school than children from less-privileged families. Even though historic progress has been made in providing schooling that is universal and free-of-charge, disparities in families’ capacity to support their children (including by getting them...

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by Anthony Mann Director of Policy and Research, Education and Employers Taskforce, London, UKDr Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel Senior Researcher, Education and Employers Taskforce, London, UKAs governments around the world seek to tackle stubbornly high levels of youth unemployment, new attention has been focused on the relationship between education and employment. Both researchers and policy-makers have looked afresh at the capacity of employers to engage in education and...

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by Gabriela RamosChief of Staff, OECD Skills are central to the future prosperity and well-being of Mexico’s people Skills are the foundation upon which Mexico must build future growth and prosperity. Mexico, being one of the youngest populations among OECD countries, has a strong demographic advantage and thus a unique window of opportunity. But it also faces common challenges to bring the skills of...

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