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Literacy Odds Are Stacked Against Poor Children

Jonathan Douglas | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Child Poverty, Disadvantaged, Social Mobility, Social Justice, Education, Literacy, Poverty, Research, New Research, Disadvantaged Children, Education Reform, Schools, Teaching, Reading, Oecd, Family, Parents, UK Universities & Education News
Jonathan Douglas

The analysis of tests undertaken in 2009 has found that on average across OECD countries, disadvantaged students are twice as likely to be among the poorest performers in reading compared to better-off pupils.

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'Disadvantaged People Will Suffer If Benefits System Goes Online'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Disadvantaged, Benefits, Disability, UK News, Benefits Online, Claiming Benefits, News, Citizens Advice, UK News

People from disadvantaged backgrounds may suffer if the government continues with plans to digitise the benefits system, MPs were warned on Sunday. ...

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Literacy and Learning: Inspiring a Love of Reading in Young People

Ellie Stewart | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: University, Young People, Disadvantaged, Education, Ellie Stewart, Hackney, Charity, Children, East London, Disadvantaged Children, Higher Education, Reading, Study, Intouniversity, UK Universities & Education News
Ellie Stewart

Low literacy in young people is one of the crucial issues that IntoUniversity tackles, and we support children from the age of seven throughout their school years to the age of 18.

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The Rioters Are Responsible For The Choices They Make

Wakkas Khan | Posted 09.10.2011 | UK
Read More: London, Social Exclusion, Unemployed, Disadvantaged, Riots, Tottenham Riot, Looting, London Riots, UK News
Wakkas Khan

Thousands of people live in Tottenham, Hackney and other parts of London and the vast majority of them, law-abiding citizens, have condemned the riots.

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