Denoël and Gérard demonstrate the stakes of quality education and identify the four keys of success of educational systems that have made the most progress. Next, they propose runways to improve our educational system.
Arts education is one of the types of cultural policy for which government spending is the easiest to justify. Itinera also pleads for a revision of the financing of part-time arts education whereby a Matthew effect is being avoided.
Does a better education quality influence economic growth? What should be done in higher education?
Do we need more admissions tests in higher education? Do admission tests result in shortage? Some lessons from Flanders.
This paper launches some reform options for higher education via incentive mechanisms. Public-private partnerships with respect for the Academic freedom and a tax shelter are proposed.
Technology and practical skills are central in current education debates. We have to innovate to grow and in many countries, companies and policymakers plead for more technically educated personnel.
The introduction of new media in education does not have per definition a positive impact. Neither tablets, nor digitalized books, nor the structure of the education system can guarantee the performances and learning improvement of pupils.
Instead of only looking at the status of the income distribution at one point in time, we foremost have to analyze how rigid these relations are. Policy- wise this implies foremost to put more emphasis on social mobility and accessible education.
To maintain the tradition of excellence, it is important to realize education effectiveness, not only by reaching a number of minimal final attainment levels. It is equally essential to follow up the so-called learning improvement of each individual.
