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scores are low, a large number of tertiary students study abroad, and attainment rates are low at all levels of education …. Resources devoted to education are also modest. Participation in early childhood education and care is particularly low …, influencing education outcomes in later years, the child care sector is poorly regulated and under–developed, and the separate …
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The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher … education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part … of the post–secondary education system, equipping individuals with the skills to enter or re–enter the labour force and …
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services and on school choice is reviewed. In compulsory education, the provision mode is relatively uniform across OECD … education level and orientation towards occupational skills, and in many countries funding arrangements for public institutions …
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Under the Universal Credit reform, the main means-tested benefits except the Council Tax Benefit will be pooled into one single benefit with one single taper rate. The reform will give people better incentives to work, reduce complexity and contribute to reducing poverty. The reform could reduce...
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The rapid expansion of education in Korea is exceptional and has played a key role in its economic development …. Sustaining Korea’s growth potential in the face of demographic headwinds requires further improving the education system to boost … productivity growth. One priority is to upgrade early childhood education and care (ECEC). Korea also needs to address the …
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policy attention to help parents to combine work and family through improvements to daycare and early education …
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parents, implying that the return to work is low for many mothers. Working parents of school-age children also face …
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Hungarian family policy focuses on providing generous options to take time off work to look after children. This system … facilités de congé pour l’éducation des enfants. Cette politique ne se traduit pas seulement par un faible taux d’emploi ; elle …
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an income effect and their lump-sum character. Finally, female education, the general labour market conditions, and …
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affordable child care for mothers with young children. Policies aimed at fostering human capital accumulation for the population …
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