Immigrant children in various European countries are lagging behind in school performance when compared to their native counterparts, a study published by the OECD on Monday (15 May) shows.
The research by the economic think tank reveals that more than a third of second-generation immigrant children in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Norway and also the US perform below a basic level of mathematical competence.
About 40 percent of second-generation immigrant students leave s...
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