The Core Knowledge Blog

From the Mother Country, comes word that McDonald’s employees in the U.K. will be able to use their fast food training for credit toward a high school diploma.  “It is the first time the government has granted national recognition to corporate training schemes,” the Associated Press reports. “But universities and colleges will have to decide whether to accept the corporate qualifications as grounds for admission.” Reaction? Pretty much what you’d expect.  A headline writer’s field day with stories about McQualifications, while business associations argue that giving McDonalds the ability to award the equivalent of “A-levels” will encourage young people to stay in education and training to 18.”