The British government said that it is a “national disgrace” for the issues facing white working-class students to have been overlooked by society.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson admitted that many white working-class children are essentially being “written off” by society and said that the government plans on publishing a white paper in the Autumn to lay out a strategy to improve the situation.

According to The Telegraph, less than one in five (18.6 per cent) of white students who economically qualify for free school meals received at least a 5 (roughly equivalent to a C+ in U.S. education standards) on their English and Math standardised tests last year. In comparison, 45.9 per cent of students overall in state-run schools scored a similar result.

“It is a national disgrac

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