Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ In the U.K., life's course dictated by results of a test taken at age 11 http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/in-the-u-k-life-s-course-dictated-by-results-of-a-test-taken-at-age-11-9977.html Global Development Tue, 22 May 2012 10:57:00 -0500 From the 1950s through the 1970s, the United Kingdom administered a test to all of its 11-year-old. Students who passed got the golden ticket, grammar schools, college and social mobility. Those who failed, the vast, vast majority, were ticketed to less prestigious schools and careers in factories, as garbage collectors and other blue collar positions. PRI: Public Radio International