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Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced
Opinion
/ 11 July 2024

Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced

Dropping democracy for aspirant autocrats who will put everything in order with a big stick might not be all it’s cracked up to be

By Ross Harvey
Teen suicides are a clarion call to protect queer children
Opinion
/ 8 September 2022

Teen suicides are a clarion call to protect queer children

Many South African schools are still sites of queerphobia, and slow cultural change means that activists may not be alive to see the changes they are fighting for

By Cassandra Roxburgh
Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education
Friday
/ 21 April 2022

Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education

Arts education is critical, because it has the capacity to liberate learners from economic, social and political forces. What’s needed is funding, training and political will

By Khehla Chepape Makgato
Neat hair at school is a colonial mess
Education
/ 8 February 2022

Neat hair at school is a colonial mess

Can policing hair relate to community and equality, or is it solely a function of colonial militarism?

By Simon Taylor
Schooling and Covid: A new UN report tracks adaptations in education in 142 countries
Education
/ 28 July 2021

Schooling and Covid: A new UN report tracks adaptations in education in 142 countries

The pandemic precipitated a global experiment in education, which Unesco is keen to document and support

By Stefania Giannini
Get to grips with the brains of youth
Education
/ 28 February 2021

Get to grips with the brains of youth

Shaping the frontal cortex as a critical youth development strategy

By David Harrison
Cameroon’s twin crises create surge in teen pregnancy
Africa
/ 5 September 2020

Cameroon’s twin crises create surge in teen pregnancy

When conflict and Covid-19 disrupt schooling and devastate the economy, girls drop out, and teen pregnancies rise

By Regina Sondo
With school suspended, Kenya’s children become students of gang culture
Africa
/ 31 August 2020

With school suspended, Kenya’s children become students of gang culture

Schools in Kenya will reopen only in 2021. Meanwhile, children are getting their education on the streets, through becoming involved in petty crime

By Pierra Nyaruai
Towards a people’s economics of education
Opinion
/ 12 August 2020

Towards a people’s economics of education

Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy

By Ashley Visagie
‘I worry about my son returning to school and my other son at home’
Coronavirus
/ 11 June 2020

‘I worry about my son returning to school and my other son at home’

The parent of two boys, Chulayo Thapelo Mthembu writes about the family’s experience of one son returning to school when they reopened on Monday

By Chulayo Thapelo Mthembu

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