Schooling

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

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

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

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

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

Shaping the frontal cortex as a critical youth development strategy

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

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

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

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