Lucas Nowick

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Lucas Nowick

Success story: Children in Sobral participate in reading time. Sobral has undergone a transformation from one of the poorest places in Northeast
Brazil to a municipality that regularly hosts visits to schools regarded as among the best in Brazil. Photo: Centre for Reinventing Public Education

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The politics of literacy

In November 2025, the R50 million Funda Uphumelele National Survey (FUNS) delivered the first comprehensive measurement of early-grade reading in all official languages. The…

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Lucas Nowick