Poor children are 'failed by system' on road to higher education in lower-income countries

(University of Cambridge) A generation of talented but disadvantaged children are being denied access to higher education because academic success in lower and middle-income countries is continually 'protected by wealth', a study has found. The research shows that promising but poorer students 'fall away' during their school years, as challenges associated with their socio-economic circumstances gradually erode their potential.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news