Brussels, 31/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Early school leaving - when young people leave school at the minimum leaving age - hampers economic and social development and is a serious obstacle to the European Union's goal of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. On Monday 31 January, the European Commission announced an action plan that will help member states address this issue. Reducing the EU average rate of early school leavers to under 10% is one of the two Europe 2020 strategy objectives...