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Article: Spending alone does not improve GCSE results.(National)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- March 11, 1999
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Big-spending Birmingham City Council allocates more money per child on education than any other Midland authority but has some of the worst exam results, according to a regional report.
The city spends more than pounds 1,800 per child in primary schools and just over pounds 2,500 per secondary pupil.
But it has the third worst GCSE results in the region, and its key stage two results for 11-year-olds in primary schools are below metropolitan, county and unitary ...