ABSTRACT
Education attracted far less media attention prior to the 1950s. Serious and popular dailies tended to restrict reporting to substantive policy changes such as new examinations or school-leaving ages, perennial disputes relating to teacher pay (too low) and numbers (too few), class sizes (too big) and school buildings (too dilapidated), standards (always declining), plus at irregular intervals, 'scandals' featuring unfortunate schools or teachers.
