Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
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Are there countries without a hard limit on the number of spots at medical schools?
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In 1910, the physician oligopoly was started during the Republican administration of William Taft after the American Medical Association lobbied the states to strengthen the regulation of medical…
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What is the political justification for English students having to pay to go to Scottish universities whereas EU students go for free?
Currently, Scottish and EU students attending undergraduate courses at Scottish universities are not subject to tuition fees. English students however, are.
In light of the fact Scotland and England are supposedly in a political union - how is this…
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Are there education tests other than PISA test to compare education performance among countries?
When comparing the education level and performance among countries, the media tends to like to use the PISA test. Are there any education tests other than PISA that compare educational performance among countries?
I don't mind, if exists, in higher…
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Why do governments in countries with low birth rates tolerate a shortage of kindergartens and elementary schools?
In most of Europe the total fertility rate is lower than the minimum required to sustain the population at its current level. Politicians constantly talk about how we need to keep up the number of people in the productive age, lest our pension and…
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What is the most effective policy for reducing rapes on college campus?
Senator Gillibrand is sponsoring legislation to try to reduce the rape epidemic on college campuses.
Right now there are no incentives for colleges to report these crimes or to make sure that justice is done,'' the New York Democrat said in an…
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Are there proven private elementary educational alternatives to the public model?
The United States has recently been experimenting with charter schools (private, for profit schools ranging from the elementary level through high school). This is a significant departure from the publicly funded model that has been in place since…
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Training the unskilled
Are there any studies on programs/policies (anywhere on the world) that try to address the problem of missing life-long education? Some possible approaches to analyze:
Making attending training mandatory for the unemployed (rather than fruitlessly…
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In USA, can a kid, born in a City / Town A, allow to study in a School in a City / Town B? They can't in Australia
In Australia, if a kid born in a City / Town A, then he/she needs to join the school in City / Town A & he/she are not allowed to study in a School in a City / Town B.
I think that is kind of racist. In Australia, normally each area has different…
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