Another of the World Bank-commissioned studies found that incarcerated youths were 15% less likely to have access to formal education, undercutting an otherwise growing trend of expanding educational access in the region.
CEDAW proposed the incorporation of affirmative-action policies and the reenvisioning of education for women and girls to move beyond educational access, and, well into the 21st century, it was the only international treaty to protect reproductive rights.
Long-distance education is one promising area which could revolutionize educational access for these populations.
"Colleges Show Uneven Effort to Enroll Poor" (front page, May 31) doesn't mention a sector of higher education that has a proud story to tell about educational access.
He also works on educational access and equity issues nationwide.
Like other states, Connecticut has vast disparities in educational access, quality and outcomes.
They often couch their arguments in terms of political rights to educational access and enhanced equality of opportunity.
Or maybe it's that the people in question won't be the ones to suffer, because their finances, healthcare, educational access and so forth are not at stake.
"Chávez did a great deal to bring medical care, subsidized food, and increased educational access for the poor in the country".
Menstruation affects educational access across much of the globe: more than 20% of girls in Sierra Leone miss school during their periods; in Nepal and Afghanistan 30% do.
Selecting high-IQ immigrants would ameliorate these problems in the U.S., while at the same time benefiting smart potential immigrants who lack educational access in their home countries".
