UK Guardian: UK low in social mobility [US, UK lowest surveyed]

DBoon

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Mon Apr-25-05 09:40 AM
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UK Guardian: UK low in social mobility [US, UK lowest surveyed]

Not LBN, but article here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/article/0,2763,1469685,00.html

and the maximum 4 paragraphs:

Children born to poor families in Britain are less likely to fulfil their potential than in other developed countries, according to a report published today.

Researchers at the London School of Economics found that Britain appeared to have one of the worst records for social mobility in the developed world.

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The report focused on how education affected the life chances of British children compared with those in other countries. It put the UK and the US at the bottom of a social mobility league table of eight European and North American countries, with Norway at the top followed by Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Canada.

My bold.

So for all this Republican crap about the "opportunity society", the US now ranks in the bottom on social mobility. Yet another victory for the New Feudalism.

I'd say more, but I have to leave for my day at the plantation.

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rodeodance

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Mon Apr-25-05 10:04 AM
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1. this will be fuel to push more aggressively for NCLB -even with all

its flaws and punitive tactics.

.......The report focused on how education affected the life chances of British children compared with those in other countries. It put the UK and the US at the bottom of a social mobility league table of eight European and North American countries, with Norway at the top followed by Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Canada.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Apr-25-05 10:21 AM
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2. If you read the full report it says the US immobility is partly due

to black people being unable to get out of poverty. But I wouldn't hold your breath for any action from Bush to help that ...

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smirkymonkey

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Mon Apr-25-05 10:31 AM
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3. Wait! I thought the US was the "Land of Opportunity?"

:sarcasm:

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