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  2. 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

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

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.

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