Educators sometimes argue that school productivity has fallen because of the social problems dumped on them, but this is an explanation, not an excuse: In practice, they never resist more recruits.
Data science has the potential to create entirely new sources of wealth and social benefits, but cannot do so if it remains a pre-paradigmatic science or becomes a paraprofessional practice.
But it praised good practice where local authorities were working to minimise delays and said in most cases, social workers were planning for adoption at the same time as trying to help parents change for the better.