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wmansell: PISA – When it comes to gender, we’re all in this together

The headline over the story on the Guardian’s education website on Thursday was stark. “Figures show poorest boys in England still let down by school system,” it warned. And few readers could be left in any doubt that England’s schools system was in some way deficient, based as the article was on figures showing that, this year, 53 per cent of ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Francis Gilbert: "It's fascinating to read that Finland's great PISA scores could be due to the TV-watching habits; perhaps Mr Gove should be micro-managing children's TV rather than the curriculum??!..."

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