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Gap between rich and poor pupils narrowing

Children's secretary Ed Balls told delegates at the Association of College and School Leaders conference in Birmingham at the weekend that the gap between rich and poor pupils was narrowing.

He said new evidence showed that over the past ten years, the gapsbetween disadvantaged and affluent areas, and between schools with highand low numbers of pupils eligible for free school meals, have narrowedsignificantly.

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