SA can’t lose focus on the crisis in schooling

Reining in Sadtu and improving teacher quality are among the priorities in helping pupils actually learn, writes Ann Bernstein

09 April 2023 - 00:01 By Ann Bernstein

Nearly 29 years since we became a democracy, the majority of South Africa’s schoolchildren still do not receive a decent education. This longstanding crisis receives far too little attention...

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