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World Service,27 Jun 1995,13 mins

Good Report For British Children

The Learning World

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A report from the National Commission on Education suggests that the much-criticised declining standards of liteacy and numeracy may be a myth, and standards have actually risen in some areas. The programme speaks to one of the authors of the report. Also on the programme: How New York schoolchildren are taking to the airwaves. Plus, the challenges of Holocaust education.

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