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Category: Education
Talking about my generation
Mired in debt and a stagnant economy, Melissa Jane Knight tells us how the world looks if you’re in your late twenties – and urges all 16–30 year olds to put the case forward by entering the IF Film Competition
How should we measure child poverty?
David Kingman explores the recent suggestion from the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith that the government should find a more comprehensive way of measuring child poverty
New Scottish Widows report highlights problems facing younger generations
David Kingman explores some new research which shows just how tough conditions for today’s youth will be as they progress through life
University Funding: Could virtual courses be the answer?
David Kingman wonders whether a greater shift towards online teaching could help solve the problems of university funding
Young, Gifted and Broke? Our Film Competition
Liz Emerson explains why IF has launched the IF Film Competition, and raises some of the issues that should provoke young film makers to take up the challenge
New university funding scheme will cost more, claims HEPI
David Kingman analyses a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), which echoes IF’s claim that the coalition’s higher education reforms will be more expensive than previous arrangements
How does the USA do on intergenerational justice?
David Kingman argues that the world’s most powerful country is storing up significant problems for future generations to deal with
Votes at 16
An article in The Spectator by Matthew Parris makes a compelling case for lowering the voting age. Recommended reading, says Antony Mason
Scotland pioneers votes at 16
The Referendum on Independence for Scotland will extend the voting age to 16 and 17 year olds for the first time in the UK. Antony Mason explains why this sets a welcome precedent