Normative action for quality education 2012, para. 84

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In this context, attention must be paid to ensure that the adoption of quality standards for education does not further penalize schools in poorer and marginalized neighbourhoods. National or international assessment of students’ performance, for example, should not adversely affect the fate of students and schools in marginalized pockets of society. Some ranking exercises might result in favouring well-served schools in wealthier areas and reinforcing stigmatization of schools in poorer areas. Such exercises might also cause schools to reject underperforming children and further exacerbate marginalization. Provisions in the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education are highly pertinent in this respect.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/21, para. 84.
Paragraph number
84