Two tiers emerging? Achievement disparities among migrants and non-migrants
Despite the reversal of net inward migration to Ireland after the international economic recession beginning in 2008, a sizeable number of migrant families have settled in communities throughout Ireland and have children who are currently moving through various stages of the education sector. Research in countries with a longer history of in-migration highlights an achievement gap between young migrants and their non-migrant peers which often has negative consequences for young migrants’ socio-economic mobility.