Wales’ rail connectivity + Richard Wyn Jones Nation takes another historic step Gerald Holtham Long-term investment needed in education and infrastructure Kevin Morgan & Adam Price Social enterprise and the smart Welsh state Peter Stead End of the Imperial romance Cynog Dafis Bro Teifi’s all through 3 to 19 schools Lowri Angell-Jones The Cardiff School where 54 languages are spoken Trevor Fishlock Bringing Ryan and Ronnie back to life Rhian Davies The 19th Century adventures of Orlando Parry and Franz Liszt Katie Gramich The intimate circle of Kate Roberts’ life Daniel G. 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Essay 40. Targets must be Take your new partners 24. Wales needs long- accompanied with for the dance of death term investment freedom in our schools Dafydd Glyn Jones responds in education and Stevie Upton reports on to Education Minister Leighton infrastructure the IWA’s study of pupil Andrews’ injunction to Welsh Gerald Holtham says attainment at Key Stage 3 universities to ‘adapt or die’ to achieve it the Welsh Government will have to Agenda 43 42. Bro Teifi’s all-through 9. Outlook deploy joined-up thinking to school would raise After the referendum set new cross-departmental Spring 2011 standards –Alun Davies priorities Cynog Dafis puts the case –Jonathan Edwards for educating the entire 3 to –Jenny Randerson 27. Robust response to 19 age range on single sites –David Melding the recession from in rural Wales Welsh business Rob Lewis provides 3 44. Akan to Zulu a snapshot of Politics