Let's dig deeper. Is there any proof that any educational system can better prepare students to be successful in life. To put it another way, has the null hypot

Let's dig deeper. Is there any proof that any educational system can better prepare students to be successful in life. To put it another way, has the null hypothesis of education (education makes no difference for life outcomes) been ever falsified? Consider this study for example[1] which suggests that schools were more tools of indoctrination than improvement. We find that public schools offered practically zero return education on the margin, yet they did enjoy significant political and financial support from local political elites, if they taught in the “right” language of instruction. Or this one[2], according to which, being suspended (so: missing school) makes no difference in academic outcomes. [1] http://www.nber.org/papers/w19690 http://www.nber.org/papers/w19690 [2] http://ftp.iza.org/dp7794.pdf http://ftp.iza.org/dp7794.pdf