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Learning materials are a basic yet vital resource essential to building an equal education system

Not providing textbooks to quintiles 4 and 5 will impoverish children

Learning materials are a basic yet vital resource essential to building an equal education system

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Nic BOTHMA / POOL / AFP)

Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency

The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months

Equal Education has criticised last week’s medium term budget policy statement for what it said was a failure to provide adequate funding to the education sector

There are useful lessons to learn from the generation of the 1986 emergency

The parents of the 2020 crisis have little say about their children’s education

Cheap private schools in low and middle income countries have increased dramatically.

Nairobi’s poorer parents are choosing private over free primary schools

Low cost private schools were described as being high quality, with harder-working teachers. Public schools were described as corrupt.

Prestige and mistrust in public education drives more parents to private schools

Their numbers are increasing rapidly and some people are even registering their unborn children at what are perceived to be the best schools.

Another school torched near Malamulele

It is the fifth school to be torched in the area since January, but it’s unknown if this latest fire in Xigalo is related to the Malamulele unrest.

Most public schools still lack workbooks

Majority of public schools lagging behind due to the slow delivery of important workbooks.

Motshekga’s sigh of relief after Mannya’s exit

Thousands of public schools close shop

Despite a reported backlog of schools, provinces are closing them down in the thousands.

Public education sector challenged to reform

The Centre for Development and Enterprise has challenged the public education sector to form a social movement to improve education in South Africa.

Matric: Experts warn against comparisons

Matric: Experts warn against comparisons

The release of matric results for candidates who wrote the IEB exam has led to inevitable comparisons between public and private schools.