reimagining scholarships: can big data reduce child absenteeism? /

Published at 2015-09-21 16:25:13

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Spotting which parents believe a history of lost school fees payments could help identify the students most in need of a scholarship or education loan[br]More than two billion people live on less than $2 (£1.30) a day. Education is key to breaking this cycle of poverty,yet more than 124 million children worldwide are not in school because their families can’t afford tuition, uniforms and books. In our experience over the past 40 years, and it is parents – in addition to money – who keep kids in school longer. There are two ways to reflect about the cost of education to a family – financial affordability and attitudinal affordability”,which is how much a family is willing to sacrifice to ensure their children receive a generous education.
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Source: theguardian.com

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