Despite big spending increases and reams of new initiatives, far too many children still leave school with poor exam grades, undermining their job prospects at the best of times.

• 尽管教育支出加大，并且提出了一大批的新举措，还是有很多的学生带着可怜的考试分数毕业，使得他们在经济景气时工作前景黯淡。