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This is the case for many groups in South Asia. In an article about education inequality being affected by people groups, the organization Action Education claims that "being born into an ethnic minority group or linguistic minority group can seriously affect a child's chance of being in school and what they learn while there" (Action Education ...
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, primary education for all, an obligation to develop secondary education accessible to all with the progressive introduction of free secondary education, as well as an obligation to ...
Disengagement from education refers to a situation where a person does not feel included, does not participate in school activities, are not enrolled, or have poor school attendance. [1] Disengagement from school is linked to individual attitudes or values and can be influenced by peers, family members, the community, the media, and surrounding ...
In 1994, five school districts sued the state saying the revenues from the state were insufficient to provide an equal education for its students compared to wealthier districts.
The 2022 annual Report on the Condition of Education [158] conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for the U.S. Department of Education [159] indicates that, during 2019 to 2020, there was a 13% decrease in enrollment for eligible students aged three and four, from 54% to 40%.
Poverty leads to lack of education. [29] In almost all countries (developing and developed), children face barriers to education as a result of inequalities that emanate from health, gender, and cultural identity like religion, language, and ethnic origin.
Education is the base for equality. [4] Specifically in the structuring of schools, the concept of tracking is believed by some scholars to create a social disparity in providing students an equal education. [5] Schools have been found to have a unique acculturative process that helps to pattern self-perceptions and world views.
Location contributes to a child's lack of access and attendance to primary education.In certain areas of the world, it is more difficult for children to get to school. For example, in high-altitude areas of India, poor weather conditions for more than 7 months of the year make school attendance erratic and force children to remain at home (Postiglione).