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equal educational opportunity  

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  • The egalitarian ideal that all students should receive full access to the same high-standard academic curriculum to enable them to achieve social and economic success. Although it is not a guarantee of individual success in a meritocratic society, equal educational opportunity is nonetheless considered a fundamental requirement for democratic schooling. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Equal Educational Opportunity]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MDJQHQQK-J

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