Tweak education system to help needy students

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As education is the way to better-paying jobs, I propose some changes to our education system to tackle the problem of social inequality.

Enough resources have already been poured into the pre-school sector. Any further public funding should now be directed towards the primary, secondary, post-secondary and tertiary education sectors.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 09, 2018, with the headline Tweak education system to help needy students. Subscribe