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Beyond the classroom – rethinking the drivers of educational failure in SA

Summary by Rational Standard
Photo by MChe Lee on UnsplashThere is no longer any serious debate about the state of public education in South Africa; the facts are clear. Roughly 80% of public schools – which are predominantly attended by black learners in townships and rural areas – are failing to meet even the most basic standards. National reading assessments confirm that nearly 80% of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning. Close to half of those who begin Grade 1 do n…
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Rational Standard broke the news in on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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