World’s worst literacy rate Enrollment soared after 2005 peace deal Austerity measures threaten progress Primary schools for adults too YEI, 4 September 2012 (IRIN) – Five decades of war and upheaval in South Sudan has had an inevitable impact on education – almost three-quarters of adults in the world’s newest country are unable to read… Continue reading South Sudan Struggles to Meet demand for Education
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Poverty Drops With Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Steve Crabtree and Anita Pugliese Gallup polls from 2009 to 2011 find sub-Saharan Africans with a secondary education are less likely to live in poverty, stressing the need for universal access to this level of education. Across the 38 countries surveyed, a median of 85% of adults with a primary education or less are… Continue reading Poverty Drops With Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Making a Case For Tuition Reimbursement and Flexible Hours
Asking your employer to assist you to go back to school or pursue additional training is easier than you think. This is how.
Patrick Awuah: Educating a New Generation of African Leaders
After working at Microsoft for almost a decade, Patrick Awuah returned home to Ghana and cofounded Ashesi University, a small liberal arts college that aims to educate Africa’s next generation of leaders. Its first class of students graduated in 2006. c