By Jennifer Craw
This month we look at high-performing education systems which are also notable for their support of all students. Hong Kong has worked to significantly reduce the impact of poverty and social background on student success. In Hong Kong, social background—which includes things like relative income, parents’ education levels and parents’ occupations—explains significantly less variation in student performance than is the case in the United States. Find out more about Hong Kong’s approach to providing high-quality education to all students in the our profile of Hong Kong’s education system.
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