Polarization among the public and politicians threatens to undermine educational progress made over the past few decades.
Access to qualified teachers is a major source of educational inequality around the world.
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If national teacher policies are not comprehensive, practical and inclusive of teachers, they can undermine the very workers they aim to help, a global education policy expert argues.
Students in Paraná state began occupying school buildings to protest education reforms in October 2016.
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Ibrahim Oanda, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
Africa’s universities supposedly became more independent after the early 1990s. But it appears they haven’t achieved much more than cosmetic autonomy from political interference.
The majority of children in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are attending school – but the evidence suggests they’re not all learning.
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The complex web of teacher trade unionism in the UK is about to become even more convoluted and competitive. One of the headteacher unions, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), has announced…