…best when compared to time at home with a parent (usually a mother) in a tight-knit twosome. But, as I discovered when doing the research for my latest book, How…
Britain’s dying dream of social mobility
…income ladder, is dying. These are the conclusions of Social Mobility and its Enemies, a new book by Professor Stephen Machin, Director of the Centre for Economic Performance, and Dr…
Social mobility’s enemies
From pushy parents to tax evading elites, Sutton Trust CEO Lee Elliot Major introduces the ten enemies of social mobility, set out in his new book published today. “It’s not…
Young votes matter
…vote during the Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014. Indeed, if political engagement was measured through retweets and Facebook likes, my generation would probably be recorded as one of the most…
Too many children left behind
…Waldfogel delivered a fascinating lecture on how achievement gaps grow – from a book co-authored with fellow star academics Liz Washbrook, Miles Corak and Bruce Bradbury. Too many children left…
Creating cultural capital
…Students were nine times more likely to get good A-levels when they did daily homework. They were much more likely to get good grades if they read books at home…