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A person draped in the Brazilian flag during a demonstration. They stand with their back to the camera and wear a blue baseball cap.

27 Oct 2022 2 minute read

Does Brazil support democracy?

Authoritarians have been embraced in a country where public opinion is in favour of democracy. Leonardo Sakamoto...

Shut out – Too many children are young people are being discarded by England’s education system.IEVGEN CHABANOV/ALAMY

27 Apr 2022 8 minute read

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Abandoned: Abolition in education

England’s schools funnel its most marginalized young people towards the criminal justice system, writes Zahra Bei...

16 Jun 2021 6 minute read

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The kids are not alright

Joe Ballesteros investigates the pandemic-compounded crisis in educational provision for England’s most...

11 Jun 2021 6 minute read

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Is homeschooling socially harmful?

Does being educated at home limit or enrich children’s experiences? Lindsey T Powell and Cheryl...

16 Sep 2020 5 minute read

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‘Young people in our country need care and support to thrive’

Flavia Mutamutega, Rwanda’s sole agony aunt for adolescent girls, tells...

17 Sep 2019 3 minute read

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A numbers game

Enrolment does not equal education, argues Nilanjana Bhowmick.

10 Sep 2018 5 minute read

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The UK must stop aid to failing private schools

How did we get to the point where two African countries are trying to shut down our aid funded schools? Nick Dearden...

25 Jun 2018 6 minute read

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Occupying against the patriarchy

Chilean feminists have taken over university buildings until inequality is tackled. Giulia Dessi reports....

13 Apr 2018 8 minute read

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Open letter: students support no vote on pensions offer

Ahead of the results of a ballot over university pensions, students across the UK ask staff to stand firm.

6 Mar 2018 4 minute read

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Occupy: Students stand in solidarity with teachers

Holly Buck speaks with Justine Canady, UCL Women's Officer, about students taking a stand...

Two recipients of sanctuary scholarships outside SOAS in London

12 Jan 2018 6 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Sanctuary scholarships in a cold climate

A groundbreaking project seeks to get migrant students into university. Hazel Healy reports.

FeesMustFall: Protesters celebrate the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town.

10 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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Over the rainbow: South Africa’s young radicals

South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation has come of age. And they’re not happy with the way the ANC are handling...

A community school in Baranca Honda, Puebla state, Mexico. Photo: Tamara Pearson

15 Nov 2017 6 minute read

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How creativity is killed in the Majority World

Tamara Pearson explains why the poor are not taken seriously on creative stages.

30 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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Making Waves: Jamila Afghani

Afghan women’s rights campaigner Jamila Afghani talks to Beena Nadeem.

1 Sep 2017 13 minute read

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Bad Education: why our systems need fixing

The Right has captured education. Hazel Healy looks at the political implications.

1 Sep 2017 3 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Keeping schools open in Yemen

The courageous efforts of Yemeni teachers, as reported by Sawsan al-Refaei.

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