双语阅读英语外刊精讲：英国“文法学校”卷土重来(附音频)

2018-12-31 09:11:00来源：酷学英语

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　　Why is Theresa May setting new conditions for new and expanding grammar schools?

　　For any new wave of grammar schools to be palatable to a broad section of MPs and peers, Mrs May has to tackle head-on claims that they have become the preserve of pushy, middle-class families. They need to become the engines of social mobility that they were once seen as.

　　Following the ban on new grammar schools in 1998, the fight for places, especially in areas where there are just one or two schools, has become more intense. And this has led to wealthier families with the ability to pay for tutoring and preparation for the 11-plus exam -- a set of tests very different from the usual ones taken by primary pupils in England. Research suggests grammar schools have just 3% of pupils from very poor backgrounds -- those on the pupil premium who are basically from families in receipt of certain benefits or earning less than ￡16,000 a year. Nationally, 14% of pupils are in this category.

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