underachievement
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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White working-class girls are being overlooked in efforts to tackle underachievement in schools across England, education leaders have said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Whatever the result against France, this campaign, which arrived with such high hopes and has dragged through such lows, will rightly be scrutinised to find the cause of England's underachievement.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
The chief executive of Phoenix Education Centre, Emma Shaw, said the long-standing educational underachievement in working class Protestant areas is a big concern.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
It is a new £20m scheme to help address educational underachievement and tackle educational disadvantage.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
Fryer’s mission is the study of black underachievement.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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