South Africa

A wake-up call for education: Lessons from Peru's successful literacy reform journey

By Laura Grant and Ro Manoim

South Africa

Turning the page — how early book access can transform South Africa’s future

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Maverick Life

Rethinking classroom strategies: The impact of scripted lessons on teacher effectiveness

By Mark Potterton

South Africa

Early Childhood Development is an investment too good to ignore

By Zaheera Mohamed, Grace Matlhape, Tess Peacock and Warren Farrer

Op-eds

Foundational learning deficiencies hobble SA’s basic education goals

By Mary Metcalfe

South Africa

Back to the future for schooling — history of unequal education continues to shape today’s challenges

By Mark Potterton and Julie Dawjee

South Africa

Teacher resuscitates Cape Town High School’s library amid dwindling literacy rates

By Nicola Amon

South Africa

Stories of success — how Book Dash is reimagining publishing to get South African children reading

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

South Africa

Urgent appeal to government to get cracking on a national action plan to halt illiteracy in SA

By Msindisi Fengu

South Africa

Trevor Noah Foundation gets serious about giving young South Africans a brighter future 

By Msindisi Fengu

Maverick News

Part 3: ‘There is no education system that can be better than the quality of its teachers’

By John Matisonn

South Africa

Learning our ABCs starts with four Ts – how a new plan aims to tackle South Africa’s literacy crisis

By Takudzwa Pongweni