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Give parents more credit

Give parents more credit

<b>Duncan Hindle</b> strongly disputes the central thesis of Lebusa Monyooe’s argument that a "restorative" approach is required in schools.

The Inspector who fails the grade

The Inspector who fails the grade

Former education director general’s new schools website encourages censure rather than dialogue.

Maths with a mission

Making maths fun to learn is the aim of an innovative new project, writes Sharon van Wyk.

Department, Sadtu at odds over school-day meeting

The Department of Education criticised the KwaZulu-Natal branch of the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Friday for holding a meeting at 10am on a school day,…

Tutu: Reitz, Skielik no bar to a caring country

South Africa can become a caring society despite the racist incidents at Skielik and Reitz hostel at the University of the Free State, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in…

Free State Four: Crimen injuria probed

Police are investigating a case of crimen injuria in relation to a racist video made by students at the University of the Free State. The video, which caused national outrage,…

Education DG criticised in school-safety row

The director general in the Department of Education is in denial about a crisis in the school system, the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said on Thursday. This…

Govt slams school safety report as ‘hype’

A report by the South African Institute for Race Relations, which said South African schools were the most dangerous in the world, is ”media hype”, the Department of Education…