A quiet education revolution in England’s secondary cities
Not just a London effect
England’s teenagers are in limbo. They have sat their gcse exams, which most take at 16, and will receive the results on August 21st. If they are nervous, they should be. Good gcse grades open doors to colleges and universities, whereas bad grades shut them. But teenagers in big cities should worry less. They are likely to do better than their peers elsewhere, and better than their predecessors.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Not just a London effect”
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