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‘Gov failing in education’
A lobby group has taken the govt to court for allegedly failing to uphold the right to education.
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Most kids can’t access development centres
A lobby group and an activist claim the state is failing to fulfil the right to basic education.
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Dept to take action against school fight website
The Basic Education department will attempt to have a school violence website shut down.
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Xhosa to be taught at 10 WC schools
Grade 1 pupils at 10 schools in the province will sit down for their first Xhosa lesson today.
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Group approaches court over textbooks
The group says 39 Limpopo schools haven’t received textbooks for the 2014 academic year.
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Dept happy with African language policy
Basic Education says it is please with the progress made in its African languages pilot policy.
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Police probe Soweto lawnmower death
The Education Department says its officials will cooperate with the police investigation.
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'Textbooks more expensive in SA'
But the Book Development Council says the publishing sector is not guilty of profiteering.
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Case against Education Dept set for May
The Progressive Principals Association is taking govt to court over the quality of basic education.
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New scholar transport initiative launched
The plan will see tracking devices fitted to vehicles transporting children to and from schools.
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More parents opt for home schooling
The Centre for Home Education says home schooling is becoming popular in South Africa.
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Report on matric quality due soon
A task team probing the quality of matric education is expected to submit a draft report soon.
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Matrics can access results online
More than 700,000 pupils wrote the National Senior Certificate exams in 2013.
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Section 27: SA education is in crisis
NGO Section 27 says the education crisis in SA won’t be solved anytime soon.
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Matric pass rate: Public vs private
The national matric pass rate is expected to highlight incongruences between private and public schools.
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Equal Education welcomes norms, standards
Equal Education has welcomed the education department’s minimum norms and standards.
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Outrage over exam rape question justified
Rebecca Davis looks at the furore over the matric exam question involving the rape of a baby.
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Debate rages on over exam rape question
The Basic Education Department says the controversial baby rape question was approved.
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Officials: baby rape question won’t count
Basic Education says matriculants who didn't answer the controversial exam question won’t be penalised.
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Education Dept hits back at critics
A group known as the Progressive Principals' Association plans to take government to court.
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WC to get more no-fee schools
The Western Cape Education Department says the province will have 800 such schools in 2014.
