Tackling inequality is not easy, but Singapore knuckles down to ensure no child is left behind

SINGAPORE – It was only last year that Marsiling Primary School pupil Nur Syazliana Muhammad Zamri began to turn up at school more frequently.

Prior to that, the Primary 5 girl sometimes bunked school while her mother was busy taking care of her younger siblings at home.

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