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latest news & developmentsMatric exam timetable changes to accommodate elections
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
Déjà vu as time runs out for schools to get PPE
The scenes from last year, when learners finally returned to school after the hard lockdown, are about to play themselves out again
Now is the time for true innovation in education and the economy
Because of the government’s indecisiveness, we have missed the boat on charting new territory for learning
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
Teacher unions know their power — and how to use it
After unions demanded that schools be closed this week, the department has said it is the cabinet’s prerogative to decide whether schools should close
Plan in place to recover ‘lost’ school days
Autumn matric camps cancelled as the actions of some provinces accused of being ‘tantamount to treason’ for wanting to keep them open
Mexican Senate passes major education reform
Despite Senate approving a reform that would abolish the corrupt sale and inheritance of teaching jobs, unions have continued protests in Mexico City.
Education sagas come to a head
The issue of payments to matric markers raises the same questions as the textbook debacle.
E Cape teachers sue basic education over pay
Twenty-five teachers are taking the basic education department to court to force it to pay them, it has been reported.
Sadtu does U-turn on shutdown threat
A teachers’ union now says it ‘will allow’ a court hearing of the principal accused of assault.
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.
Why are we considering placebos?
The solution to the South African education system’s ills lies in more effective state policies.
Ntola still head of class
The president of Sadtu has faced weeks of conflict, violence and condemnation, but remains committed to furthering working-class interests.