Which of the following is true about "seniority rules"?

Josh’s headmaster fought to keep him, but his hands were tied; under the state’s strict "last in, first out" seniority rules, enshrined in statute, the most recent recruits had to be fired first, regardless of ability.

When it comes to the EU, education levels are "an extremely strong predictor" of an individual’s views on the subject, stresses Robert Ford, an expert on public opinion-, the more qualifications someone has, the more pro-European he or she is likely to be.