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World Service,10 Aug 1998,14 mins

Tackling Underachievement

The Learning World

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The programme looks at the subject of underachievement in schools and how education authorities around the world are tackling this problem, beginning with Australia, where five-year olds now face compulsory testing. Also on the programme: Is the American policy of holding underachieving children back for a year a good one?

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