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Home » Primer No. 2: Free and Compulsory Education for all Children: the Gap between Promise and Performance

Primer No. 2: Free and Compulsory Education for all Children: the Gap between Promise and Performance

This is the second publication in a series devoted to elucidating key dimensions of the right to education. It addresses the cardinal requirement of the right to education – ensuring free and compulsory education for all.

Year of publication: 
2001
Resource type: 
Articles & papers
Topics: 
Right to Education - General Information;
Free Education
PDF icon Tomasevski_Primer 2.pdf

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