Claim: £72 million is going towards specific areas of the country, including Scarborough, to help improve the quality of education.
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Verdict: correct. the "opportunity areas" programme will provide £72 million for 12 areas of the country ranked low for social mobility. north yorkshire, including scarborough, will seek to improve early years education, maths and literacy skills and secondary school places through the programme.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-12-01T00:00:00