University Facebook racism case postponed due to technicality
Court battle over allegations of racism at North West University’s Potchefstroom campus is stymied by preliminary pointNew education alliance formed in KwaZulu-Natal
Teachers’ unions, student organisations and parents in KwaZulu-Natal establish alliance to help improve education in the province
All eyes on Department of Basic Education to get books on desks
Biggest test for school textbook delivery is whether provincial departments can ‘mop up’ where there are too few textbooks for pupils
Getting everyone into university is not the point
No better training could be found for bankers than in banks, for insurers than in insurance companies, writes Mark HenningPost-school education policy ‘could not have come at better time’
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande’s new policy sets out single system that allows movement between different institution types
Training of artisans, long neglected, is now turning the corner under Nzimande
Artisan training recovering from tumble it took after SA introduced Seta system and began a phase-out of Nated courses, say experts
ANC says Western Cape education needs shake-up, calls for DA to be replaced
ANC wastes little time in using education debate to drive election campaign, with party saying it will ‘immediately prioritise education’ in Western Cape
KwaZulu-Natal education department faces loss of vehicles
Department has until February 10 to pay R32m it owes a private education institution or lose 708 vehicles
Antiracism lobby’s swastikas irk university authorities
Facebook post emblazoned with swastikas saying "No to racist victimisation" at North West University to be subject of court proceedings
Teachers’ union challenges department on KwaZulu-Natal staff numbers
National Teachers Union wants KwaZulu-Natal department of education to hire more teachers to alleviate staff shortages
Most of year’s textbooks ‘ already delivered’
Department spokesman Panyaza Lesufi says 99% of schools already had textbooks, although KwaZulu-Natal and Free State were ‘hovering around 95%’ at last measure’
Matric pass rate hailed as progress in Zuma era
Nationally, 78.2% pass rate up sharply from 73.9% in 2012, and reflects steep improvements in some of poorer provinces such as Free State and North West
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Grade R not compulsory in ANC manifesto
Contrary to widespread rumour, the ANC election manifesto does not include a commitment to increase the number of school years by making preschool compulsory
- Firm designs school fee system
- Matric success fails to raise prospects for scarce skills
- Matric results praise for Khayelitsha, Manenberg
- Credible matric results ‘only part of solution’
- Zille calls for ‘full-scale audit’ of matric results and marking
- EDITORIAL: Put the cynicism aside for a while
- UCT third on emerging economies university list
- Matric pass rate shoots past 75%
- Too many loopholes in school standards, says DA
- KwaZulu-Natal parents hope matric marking will run smoothly
- Eastern Cape schools initiate legal action against Motshekga
- Matric results to be released on January 6
- DAVE MARRS: SA can take a leaf out of UCT book on equity laws
- IEB matric pass rate rises after ‘more stable’ year
- Teachers take department to court over school feeding programme
- Province wants bids for school food plan after taken to court
- To transform, break down barriers, says Jansen
- Soobrayan to blame for school books crisis — Madonsela
- Policy targets attendance at FET colleges
- Teachers clash with KwaZulu-Natal department on passing of pupils
- EDITORIAL: Education needs a compromise
- SA education still suffering from divided fortunes, says Manuel
- Matric still worth the effort to increase ‘job chances’
- Standard of maths teaching in SA at rock bottom, report shows
- Moshesh Secondary back to normal, says education department
- Agang SA advocates ‘contract’ schools
- Mixed reaction to new KwaZulu-Natal education MEC
- Pupils’ paper chase is just the first step in finding employment
- Education minister warns of young people being ‘thrown away’
- Distribution of tablets to bridge digital divide in Gauteng schools
- Matric results really are better — but must be improved further
- DA in bid to have education report made public
- MAMPHELA RAMPHELE: Time to honour Nelson Mandela’s passion for education
- ARIANE NEVIN: Ten years is too long to repair school buildings
- Umalusi satisfied that this year’s matric exams were secure
- PSG acquires 50% of digital textbooks producer ITSI
- Draft white paper on post school education gets Cabinet’s approval
- Whole of SA must work on fixing education
- Department’s decision to scrap standardised programs for IT subjects ‘a welcome one’
- Time to invest properly in our children
- Skills grant changes will benefit companies, says Nzimande
- SKA project helps local e-school plan
- Majority of schools in Western Cape granted no-fee status
- Race to get continent’s schools online with affordable technology
- Marcus weighs in on education debate
- SA’s plan to uplift maths, science and technology teaching ‘outdated’
- KZN education department withdraws appointment of 9,500 matric markers
- Nehawu rejects UCT’s plans to remove use of race from policy
- Problem provinces worry exam watchdog Umalusi
- SA all set for final exams, confirms Umalusi
- CAROL PATON: Writing on the wall for township school pupils
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