«We welcome the Government's acceptance that the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation should apply to all schools in both the maintained and the independent sectors, without any exemption for
particular types of school such as faith schools.
Analysis of the deprivation levels at primary and secondary schools in England compared with deprivation in their local area, by education data company School Dash, has found that poorer pupils are hugely underrepresented
at particular types of schools.
Critics on the right, meanwhile, worry such a plan would increase the federal role in education and pressure states to standardize state tax credit programs, many of which now allow nonprofit groups to prioritize
a particular type of school, such as those of particular religious denominations, for instance.
Education is an investment in kids not
a particular type of school and it's only fair that we start to invest in kids fairly regardless of the type of school they attend.
«But a study that is trying to say that one
particular type of school is better than the other without looking at all the relevant factors is disingenuous.»
It's not just about helping
a particular type of school, but will be about school improvement across the board, including helping good schools to become outstanding.»