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The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) requires pupils to get good GCSE grades in English, maths, sciences, history or geography and a language.
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Sadly, it's also an idea that is going out of style in a society where students expect to get good grades just for showing up, where everyone gets a ribbon no matter where they finish, and where parents scheme to get their kids into college by lobbying state legislatures to create set-asides for in-state residents at public universities.
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Funds that invest more conservatively get reverse grades: a low one in up markets and a good one in down markets.
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The transfer scheme works only in some states and only for students who get good enough grades to be admitted to the brand-name university.
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