Secondary school admissions system is still a work in progress

(Lancaster University) A new study by Lancaster University Management School highlights important inequalities in access to chosen secondary schools in England with minority ethnic families 17% less likely to achieve their first choice school. Experts also say while allowing fewer choices enables local authorities to show that high proportions of children will be attending their first choice school, this is a hollow achievement when results show parents' first choices are not always true preferences.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news