literacy

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Secondary school students writing an exam
Business
Many Dutch high school students struggle to write a simple text: Inspectorate
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Children playing in a fountain in an Enschede park
Health
Dutch kids have highest well-being in world, with exceptions
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Secondary school students
Business
Many secondary school students can't read well enough to continue education
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Books
Politics
Gov't pressing forward with plans to increase sales tax on books, culture, entertainment
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Child reading a book
Business
Kids from struggling families the victim of more focus on language, mathematics: study
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Amazon
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Amazon joins Dutch initiative to stop selling anti-Semitic books
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Dutch band Jeugd van Tegenwoordig during Parkpop festival in 2018.
BusinessCultureArtEntertainmentSports
Sectors unite against right-wing coalition's plan to hike VAT from 9 to 21 percent
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The Carré on the Amstel River in Amsterdam. 12 January 2017
PoliticsCultureArtEntertainment
Dutch sales tax on books, concerts, theater tickets will rise from 9 to 21 percent
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Empty classroom.
Business
Dutch kids reading, maths, and science skills declining: OECD
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Children reading a book
Business
Dutch gov't pushes millions into schools-libraries teamup to improve kids' literacy
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Secondary school students
Business
Don't let high school students graduate if they fail Dutch exam, Inspectorate says
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Child reading a book
Business
Dutch Education Inspectorate still concerned about school kids' basic literacy skills
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Teacher in class
PoliticsBusiness
Gov't boosts education spending by €216 million; Won’t solve everything, educators say
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Children reading a book
Business
Parents often pass low-literacy on to their kids
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Distance learning
Business
Half of primary school kids not motivated for distance learning