…The ConDem regime is pushing ahead with its 25 percent education budget cut despite a new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and accountants KPMG which revealed that employers believe British workers are too poorly educated to match their migrant rivals.
The survey found that employers also believe that standards are declining fast among British graduates and school leavers and that they will be forced to recruit migrants to fill jobs instead.
The study claimed that 20 percent of firms have recruited migrant workers this summer and a similar number will do so during the autumn.
Fully 30 percent of the immigrant staff will be brought in from outside Europe.
The survey also found that four out of 10 employers think literacy and numeracy among British graduates and school leavers has worsened over the past five years and fewer than one in 10 believe these basic skills have improved.
A third think business acumen has fallen off among British job candidates and more than a third…
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Because spending more money on facilities will surely improve the quality of the education. Now LA can take the piss poor education they’ve been delivering to students in “old windowless buildings” and provide that same piss poor education in a $578,000,000 mansion! Bravo, LA.
…New Brunswick, N.J., opened a $185 million high school in January.
Nationwide, dozens of schools have surpassed $100 million with amenities including atriums, orchestra-pit auditoriums, food courts, even bamboo nooks. The extravagance has led some to wonder where the line should be drawn and whether more money should be spent on teachers.
“Architects and builders love this stuff, but there’s a little bit of a lack of discipline here,” said Mary Filardo, executive director of 21st Century School Fund in Washington, D.C., which promotes urban school construction.
Some experts say it’s not all flourish and that children learn better in more pleasant surroundings.
Many schools incorporate large windows to let in natural light and install energy-saving equipment, spending more upfront for reduced bills later. Cafeterias are getting fancier, seeking to retain students who venture off campus. Wireless Internet and other high-tech installations have become standard.
Some pricey projects have had political…
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