The effect of school quality on educational attainment and wages

Understand this issue

How can government reduce child poverty?

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We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.

3 October 2024

Why are universities in financial trouble?

podcast

Why are universities struggling, what happens if they go bust and what can government do to help? What other challenges do the HE and FE sectors face?

21 August 2024

The school funding challenges awaiting the new government

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There’s little time to celebrate for Labour’s education team because they face immediate challenges on teacher pay and school funding

5 July 2024

Policy analysis

Spending per pupil or student per year at different stages of education (2024–25 prices)

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This chart compares the trends in public spending per student on various stages of education over time in England. 

16 January 2025

Growth in school spending and funding per pupil between 2019–20 and 2024–25 under various definitions

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There has been a significant gap between growth in total school spending per pupil and growth in the core schools budget between 2019–20 and 2024–25.

10 January 2025

Primary and secondary per-pupil spending by schools, actual up to 2022–23 and forecasts up to 2025–26

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The gap between secondary and primary school spending has fallen significantly over time. 

10 January 2025

Academic research

The effect of center-based early education on disadvantaged children’s developmental trajectories: experimental evidence from Colombia

working paper

We study the impacts of high-quality, center-based early childhood education on low income children in Colombia, tracking participants over five years

4 October 2024

Early home visiting delivery model and maternal and child mental health at primary school age

working paper

We study the mental health impacts of a prenatal and infancy home visiting program for disadvantaged families, assessed through diagnostic interviews.

30 July 2024

Treatment effects with targeting instruments

working paper

Multivalued treatment is commonplace in applications. We explore the use of discrete-valued instruments to control for selection bias in this setting.

12 December 2024