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The secretary of state should be trumpeting the record of comprehensive schools in his Hampshire constituency

The new education secretary, Damian Hinds, seems to be keeping his head down. Probably sensible since there are only two things people want to know at the moment: will there be more money, and is the zombie grammar school policy about to lurch out of the grave again?

On the latter point I have a suggestion. He should look at a short pamphlet called A Tale of Two Counties published 18 months ago by King’s College London. I have to declare an interest as this publication was partly sponsored by Comprehensive Future, of which I am a member, and authored by the academic Nuala Burgess, one of its supporters.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2nWkixo