Education
ANALYSIS: How SA can address digital inequalities in e-learning
COVID-19 has shown that technology is no longer a luxury but an important component of the education process. In presenting solutions, a wide range of factors...
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Coronavirus: 4 tips for parents who are homeschooling
Parents are juggling work, domestic life and a new role as teacher. Here are some ideas to try out as you homeschool your kids.
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WCED reminds pupils, parents lockdown is not a holiday
Learning must continue at home al Beit under far different conditions. Online is where learners are being told to go.
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Ramaphosa hails 2019 matric pass rate as a triumph
Ramaphosa says the results are a triumph and a clear signal that government's substantial investment in education is yielding results.
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ANALYSIS: Sex education raises questions about the role of the state in SA
Objections raised about the school syllabus by parents, schools and civil society point to a bigger problem with the state.
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93 million children with disabilities deserve a chance at education
Very few young people with disabilities get the chance to proceed to higher education and training. The WHO found that only 5-15% of children who need assistive devices have access to them.
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Tens of thousands protest in Brazil over education cuts
Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government has provoked outrage among students and teachers over its proposal to freeze 30% of discretionary spending for public universities in the second half of this year
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Cape Town school instructed to reschedule exams to accommodate Eid celebrations
In the letter, the school said because the majority of its pupils were Christians, it would be closed on Ascension Day, 30 May, and rescheduled the exam for 5 June, the day of the Muslim celebration of Eid.
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SGB of 'asbestos school' accuses department of taking half measures on repairs
The Pinedene Primary School governing body says classroom walls at the school are cracked and an asbestos roof is about to collapse.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Why South Africans need to take The Long View
Judith February says the need to take The Long View does not come easily in a world in need of quick fixes and where 24-hour social media demands immediate solutions.
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OPINION: South Africa is failing the rights of children to education and health
South Africa is violating its own Constitution, and international obligations when it comes to undocumented children.
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Poor Ivory Coast pupils' ray of hope: solar backpacks
An Ivorian charity that promotes education for rural girls has raised funds to provide the backpacks to schoolchildren across Africa.
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[ANALYSIS] Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms
It's vital for academics in South Africa to start asking deep questions that examine what decolonialism could look like in their teaching.
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[OPINION] The ‘hidden curriculum’ for children in SA
Nikki Bush says South African children are twice as overweight as their overseas counterparts, with serious consequences to their long-term health and short-term performance at school.
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[ANALYSIS] Female principals in SA: the dynamics that get in the way of success
Researchers pay scant attention to women principals' identities as leaders in relation to race, culture, ethnicity, religion, class, and sexuality.
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Does paying people to do the right thing actually work?
More than 80 countries around the world currently administer conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs that provide low-income families with money in exchange for their engaging in certain behaviours.
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[OPINION] The way history is taught in SA is ahistorical – and that’s a problem
History needs to focus on historical consciousness if students are to become capable of dealing with South Africa's social problems.
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[FACT CHECK] Does SA invest three times more in education than Kenya?
Africa Check takes a look at the claim by a member of the ruling party in Parliament that SA spends three times more than Kenya on education.
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[WATCH] 92-year-old graduates from university, keen to keep studying
Annie Dillard (92) has graduated from university and is set to receive her Associate of Arts degree, showing that you are never to old to study.
