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Education and skills

Our work on Education and Skills aims to understand what matters for the healthy development of children, from infancy to young adulthood. It tracks education spending in various stages of education and assesses the effectiveness of government policies at improving children’s outcomes and inequalities therein.

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    Rachel Reeves and Kier Starmer

    Autumn Budget 2024

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    All our IFS analysis of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget 2024.

    24 October 2024

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    Pressures on public sector pay

    Report

    Over a fifth of government spending goes on pay. We examine recruitment and retention challenges which mean that pressures could mount going forward.

    27 September 2024

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    Preschool quality and child development

    Journal article Journal of Political Economy
    Globally, preschool enrollment has surged, but its quality is often poor. We evaluate strategies to improve quality of public preschools in Colombia.

    8 July 2024