Concern over lack of support for poorer students [Irish Examiner]
- Published: 12 November 2009
ANOTHER state advisory body has pointed to the absence of support for poorer students in schools which are outside the Government’s programme to tackle educational disadvantage.
The National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) highlights the fact that the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) support scheme only covers the 22% of primary schools classed as disadvantaged, meaning it cannot reach children experiencing educational disadvantage in other schools. The NESF report evaluating the impact of DEIS on literacy also found that its full impact or resources have not even reached all the schools included for supports, such as additional teachers and other resources.
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