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Deaton Review: Are the inequalities seen today a sign of a broken system?1 week ago
Creative arts degrees cost taxpayers 30% more than engineering degrees3 months ago
Women who go to university earn 50% more than those that don't6 months ago
Historical skew towards the rich in education spending finally at an end7 months ago
Severe squeeze on further education and sixth-form funding in England8 months ago
Why don’t more girls study maths and physics?9 months ago
Sector response to IFS report findings that funding per FE student, no higher than 30 years ago!2 years ago
FE and sixth forms to suffer from 30 years without additional funding2 years ago
Focus on 3 million apprentices by 2020 leads to policies aimed at quantity, rather than quality2 years ago
IFS warns education spending to fall at record rates8 years ago

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Deaton Review: Are the inequalities seen today a sign of a broken system?

Today (14 May) the IFS formally launches the most comprehensive scientific analysis of inequalities yet attempted.

Creative arts degrees cost taxpayers 30% more than engineering degrees

The current system of funding undergraduate education means that costs to government are highest for subjects where graduates earn the least, and lowest for subjects where they earn the most, is the findings of the report ‘Where is the money going? Estimating government spending on different university degrees’ published today (6 Mar) by Jack Britton, Laura van der Erve, Neil Shephard and Chris Belfield, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Women who go to university earn 50% more than those that don't

Attending university increases women’s earnings at age 29 by 26% and men’s by 6%: but this varies hugely by degree choice and prior attainment of students.

Historical skew towards the rich in education spending finally at an end

Children from richer families used to benefit much more from public spending on education than did those from poorer backgrounds.

Severe squeeze on further education and sixth-form funding in England

Funding for 16- to 18-year-olds and for general further education has been cut much more sharply than funding for schools, pre-school or higher education.