(3/3) #BRIDGE team: @leuveneconomics.bsky.social sky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Brunel University of London (UK), Estonian Business School (Estonia) and Schoolmakers.

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(2/3) This episode explores why Flanders’ dual learning system, introduced in 2019 to better connect education and the labour market, is still struggling to reach its potential.

Full Policy Brief: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/bri...

Their new Leuven Economic Standpoint calls for:
✅ More tailored, regionally coordinated solutions
✅ Clearer funding mechanisms
✅ Stronger links between training supply and workplace demand

Despite strong ambitions since 2019, the system still struggles with:
🔹 Inequality in access
🔹 Implementation and coordination issues
🔹 Fragile financing structures
🔹 High drop-out rates in some tracks

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... learning losses in Dutch and math, showing the power of remedial programs in addressing educational inequalities.

You can find the journal article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

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📕Their study, published in the journal Labour Economics, finds that learning deficits in #Flanders🇧🇪 persisted one year after the closures, particularly in mathematics, with high-achieving students seeing further declines.

👉However, summer schools played a crucial role in halting further...

(2/2) 📝Philip’s research on education, behavioral economics, and public policy has shaped how we think about learning interventions.