it deals with educational outcomes for these groups and analyses the main programmes targeted at them the chapter places particular emphasis on areas of priority for chile such as effective ways to use extra resources for disadvantaged students the monitoring of the learning outcomes of specific student groups and reflecting indigenous cultures in the chilean education system the chapter also reviews strategies for rural education and the provision and funding of special needs education first it describes educational outcomes for these groups of students second it considers the main programmes targeted to specific groups and analyses their strengths and challenges finally the chapter provides some specific policy recommendations