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How have UK schools got so bad? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 hours ago* by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Teacher numbers are falling, provisions and resources seem to be, widespread delinquent behaviour has been reported to be on the rise, and it seems like they’re refusing more and more to enforce the rules on such behaviour, but if you turn up with the wrong haircut or wearing trainers, all hell breaks loose. Obviously I can’t speak for every single individual school so some may not be like this, but I keep hearing about these issues. Are they real? If so, what is the cause? And what can be done to fix it?

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[–] 13 points 8 hours ago* (5 children)

It's not as poor as Mississippi lol. When adjusted for local costs and essential out of pocket expenses like healthcare, the UK’s median purchasing power and living standards comfortably exceed those of Mississippi.

Infant mortality rate

UK 4 per 1,000

Mississippi 10 per 1,000

Life expectancy

UK 81 years

Mississippi 71 years

A lot of Mississippi GDP is federal funding.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

    The UK just hit these levels. Mississippi has been this poor a LONG time.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 hours ago*

    Yeah, sure. There are 4 of the world's top 10 universities in the UK. It has the 3rd largest tech sector behind USA and China. It has the 2nd largest global financial hub after New York.

    GDP per capita tells you nothing. UK has 70m people, Mississippi 3m.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    And it wasn't always poor. In the age of cotton, people made fortunes in Mississippi. When the industry lost its value, the rich took their money and left. Nobody is leaving London, but the rest of the UK? They need to invest in their population's ability to produce.

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