The two main determining factors that greatly affect a student"s prospects for an education beyond primary school are socio-economics and availability of places.
The most grovelling apologies from American officials in recent days are said (by those who have received them) to concern not gibes at personalities, but dirty tricks conducted in friendly countries.
For the past several decades, it seems there's been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy your own home.
Young people might benefit from early exposure to the Internet for they can start their learning process earlier and get ahead of the game before they start formal schooling.
Despite continued widespread public acceptance of the glass ceiling idea and some consistent findings, most research to date has failed to support the increasing-disadvantage model.