Some Maori, Pacific Island, and poor white children receive a better education than they would have under the old system. (educationnext.org)
Of course, it is not clear that this should matter, since poor white children should be just as entitled to escape substandard schools as anyone else. (educationnext.org)
The Education Select Committee has been examining the underachievement of poor white children in England. (bbc.co.uk)