OUP blog:
Academy schools and the transformation of the English education system
14 December 2016
Article by Andrew Eyles and Stephen Machin
Increasing the quality and quantity of an individual’s education is seen by many as a panacea to many social ills: stagnating wages, increases in inequality, and declines in technological progress might be countered by policies aimed at increasing the skills of those who are in danger of falling behind in the modern labour market.
Related publications ‘Academies, charter and free schools: do new school types deliver better outcomes?’, Andrew Eyles, Claudia Hupkau and Stephen Machin, Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, August 2016