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The announcement – out of the blue – that the government is planning to set up 20 technology colleges in inner city areas has caused a considerable stir in the educational world. The proposal is that such colleges should have about 1000 pupils of age 11–18, and that there should be a closely defined curriculum giving an emphasis to science, technology and to understanding industry.
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