Euan McColm: Why don’t voters take Sturgeon at her word on education?
It’s the issue on which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has invited us to judge her leadership.
In a major speech, months after she took office, Sturgeon was adamant. “Let me be clear – I want to be judged on this. If you are not, as First Minister, prepared to put your neck on the line on the education of our young people then what are you prepared to do?”
The First Minister committed her government to closing the schooling gap between affluent and poorer areas. Pupils would have the same opportunity to fulfil their potential, regardless of their personal circumstances.
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