Even in primary school, merit does not travel alone. Children from less privileged families, though performing just as well as their peers, are markedly less likely to be steered onto the academic fast lane of secondary education. New research from the ECONtribute Cluster of Excellence at the universities of Bonn and Cologne suggests that a modest intervention—mentoring—can narrow this divide. In Germany, the choice of secondary school is typica…
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