Questions tagged [education]
Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
7
questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
5
votes
0
answers
116
views
Private (Fee Paying) schools in Finland
This article from 2021 fact checks the statement that Finland abolished it's private education sector over a period of 10 years from the 1970s.
Until the early 1970s in Finland, most secondary ...
- 23.9k
5
votes
0
answers
242
views
What countries explicitly ban (in publicly funded education) the teaching that people are responsible for the acts of their ancestors?
A new bill proposed in Idaho
Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit public schools, including public universities, from teaching that "any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color,...
- 145k
4
votes
0
answers
109
views
Are there any statistics on the socio-economic background on affirmitive action college admissions
I am wondering whether the affirmative action admission scholarships to college in the US handed out to minorities based on race or similar, goes to applicants from a poor background.
The reason for ...
- 163
4
votes
0
answers
125
views
Educational records of congress?
As part of a research project, I'm interested in finding comprehensive educational records of United States politicians in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This would include what ...
- 141
2
votes
0
answers
62
views
Is there any research on the influence of college professors' political views on graduates?
Much hay has been made regarding education gap in partisan affiliation (or ideological differences, make your pick) in USA.
One thing that I rarely seen mentioned is any information of whether (or ...
- 91.9k
1
vote
0
answers
154
views
What policies are used to prevent segregation in education today?
According to Wikipedia, desegregation busing is:
Desegregation busing in the United States (also known as simply busing) is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools so as to ...
JJJ♦
- 38.9k
0
votes
0
answers
34
views
Impact of extending free childcare on availability of provision
The UK government budget announcement this week included an expansion of free childcare places phased in over the next couple of years to cover all under fives.
The existing provision of 30 hours a ...
- 23.9k