Scottish ministers criticised for slow progress in exam passes for poorer students

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1. Scotland exam results: Ministers under pressure for failing to close poverty-related attainment gap | The Scotsman

2. It’s a hell of an ask to eliminate the poverty-related attainment gap without eliminating poverty | The Scotsman

3. Pupils' attainments grows, but poverty gap remains | Morning Star

Ministers in Scotland are facing intense criticism over a sluggish increase in exam passes by teenagers from deprived areas after repeated promises to greatly improve performance.