While President Obama has decided to focus more resources on education from elementary to University, the UK Education Secretary has scrapped the Building Schools for the future program.
Primary and Secondary students in the UK will lose out on improved schools, many of which are dilapidated. The allowance to keep students in school pass age 16 has also been cut.
In addition funding for teaching and research at the University level has been cut. If the UK is to compete with Germany which has increased research spending by 7%.
Education funding is not only a cost but also an investment. Despite the economic downturn most patents still come from the USA. USA Universities are still the gold standard for research. Apple, google, facebook are all based in USA.
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