Has the Portuguese Compensatory Education Program Been Successful in Reducing Disadvantaged Schools’ Performance Gaps? A 15-Year Quantitative Analysis of National Exams

A central goal of the Portuguese compensatory education program—Territórios Educativos de Intervenção Prioritária (TEIP)—is the improvement of the academic performance of socioeconomically disadvantaged students. In this article, we seek to understand whether the schools involved in the program have...

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Main Authors: Hélder Ferraz, Tiago Neves, Gil Nata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Education Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/4/270