BBC News - Class divide in boys' reading skills seen in Pisa scores
The brightest boys from poor homes in England and Scotland are at least two-and-a-half years behind in reading compared with those from the richest homes, a study suggests.
Research for the Sutton Trust educational charity says Scotland's gap is the highest in the developed world, while England's is the second highest.
In Finland, Denmark, Germany and Canada, the gap is equal to 15 months.
The government in England says its reforms will improve reading standards.
This has bugger all to do with government and everything to do with home cultures. Govts want to spend gazillions on education for a problem that is at home, not in the schools.
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