Businesses are not going to set up shop in places where roads and bridges and ports and schools are falling apart.
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But it has been highly controversial - initial attempts to close some English-medium schools with falling rolls has met with huge opposition.
The main reason why a small but worrying proportion of families and young people is falling behind is that schools are failing to give them the skills they need to get and hold a job.
Big wig businessmen take schools that are falling apart, financially buying them, and put them on the Wall Street market for a pretty profit.
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Seemingly satisfied with an improving economy, better schools and a falling crime rate, voters gave Mr Bloomberg a 20-point lead over the Democrat, Fernando Ferrer.
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Powys, Carmarthenshire, and Denbighshire are among councils reviewing schools in light of falling pupil numbers.
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Estyn said that while Monmouthshire council was above the average for Wales and among the best in Wales in primary schools, it was falling short of the standards that could be reached.
But those that do rely on institutional support are seemingly falling further behind the upper-tier schools.
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As you know, schools in New Orleans were falling behind long before Katrina.
America's public schools are increasingly frustrating parents and falling behind international standards.
Mike Lynch's main concern, however, was about the teaching of STEM subjects - science, technology, engineering and maths - in secondary schools where he felt we were falling behind.
Today, too many of our schools are so old they're falling apart, or so overcrowded students must learn in trailers.
The funding will be targeted at schools with the highest number of pupils falling behind - and there will school funding for 11 to 14 year olds which will be "earmarked" for personalised learning.
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In Jakarta, falling enrolment has prompted the closure of 81 state elementary schools.
Sir Michael also said he wanted to challenge schools to do better because the UK was falling behind comparable nations in international league tables.
But parents in Devon will be relieved to hear that despite snow falling in the north of the county, just four schools have been closed.
The chief problem is that children's educational attainments are falling, even as more money is being lavished on the schools.
Schools, hospitals and sewage-treatment plants are falling into disrepair.
Two small primary schools in Somerset are at risk of being closed down over falling class sizes.
The proposal to close one of the schools is part of cost-cutting measures partially linked to falling pupil numbers in Guernsey.
It said while cuts were limited to 1.5% per pupil, falling pupil numbers could have big implications for funding, particularly at some secondary schools.
The plan to reorganise primary school education involves federalising 55 schools and closing 29, as the council looked to deal with falling pupil numbers.
Low gas prices have meant that the cost of heating schools and other government buildings, often itemised on local tax bills, is falling.
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The UK Department for Education says that the number of schools being placed on special measures was declining - and those that were were recovering more quickly, falling from 25 months to 18 months.
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