Education News
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Was Nov. 8 a massive failure of civics education?
How one group reaches out to our youngest citizens This article was written by Nora Howe and Thomas Kerr-Vanderslice “I hate politics so much.” ... -
Why it doesn’t help — and may harm — to fail pupils with poor math grades
This article was written by Elizabeth Walton Many South Africans were outraged by the recent announcement that for 2016, pupils in Grades 7 to ... -
Free higher education won’t magically improve access
This article was written by P. Pratap Kumar Many academics, including myself, have explored why free higher education is not economically viable in South Africa. ... -
Keeping girls at school may reduce teenage pregnancy and STIs – but sex education doesn’t
This article was written by Amanda Mason-Jones Worldwide, more than 65m adolescent girls have no access to school. And it’s not just poorer countries that ... -
Expansion is no longer the answer to improving the Australian education system
This article was written by Dean Ashenden, University of Melbourne For 50 years, Australia’s policymakers have been persuaded that growth at every level of the ... -
Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
This article was written by Sahal Yacoob and Karen Jacqueline Cloete The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) has decided it is time to speak ... -
New partnerships are needed to arrest economic malaise in South Africa
This article was written by Steve Koch South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented his 2016 mid-term budget on the back of a crisis in ... -
The Key to STEM Achievement: Answering the Question
‘When Am I Going to Use This?’ In Maureen Foelkl’s classroom at Chapman Hill Elementary School in Salem, Oregon, second and third grade students ... -
Apple partners again with Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Apple continues to invest into diversity as the company is partnering with Thurgood Marshall College Fund to create a new internship program. According to ... -
Making college affordable: The presidential candidates proposals
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation Editor’s Note: The following is a round-up of archival stories on college affordability. In the debate on Monday, Sept. 26, ...
