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18 Jun 2014 3 minute read

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Of book thieves and bribery

Hannah Garrard reports from Monrovia on a crisis in Liberia’s education system.

9 Jun 2014 2 minute read

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Sign language is our rightful mother tongue

Jill Jones explains why signing is particularly vulnerable to dying out – and why this basic human right must...

1 Jun 2014 2 minute read

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‘How did our community survive this?’

The Missing Children’s project is investigating the deaths and disappearances of aboriginal students who died in church-run...

7 May 2014 4 minute read

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Repression in British universities is on the rise

Where have the traditions of intellectual freedom gone? ask Benoit Dutilleul and Holly-Rae Smith...

1 May 2014 2 minute read

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Roma discrimination rife

Slovakia isolates this persecuted population from the rest of society by building walls and segregating schools, says ...

12 Mar 2014 2 minute read

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PHOTO ESSAY: literacy is a family affair

Glitter Moreño shares images of a rural project in the Philippines, where parents are learning essential...

21 Feb 2014 3 minute read

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Your language makes you who you are

On International Mother Tongue Day, Jo Lateu explains why our 7,000-plus global languages must be valued and...

4 Feb 2014 7 minute read

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Benjamin Zephaniah: ‘It is my duty to help and inspire’

Mischa Wilmers talks to the poet turned professor about mentoring, Mandela and making a difference.

1 Jan 2014 3 minute read

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School places scramble shows snobbery at its worst

Steve Parry decries an application process more cut-throat than a Dads' egg-and-spoon race on sports day.

4 Dec 2013 2 minute read

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Disasters: no quick fix to recovery

The Philippines must learn from the mistakes made in Haiti, says Linda O’Halloran.

2 Dec 2013 7 minute read

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Rising cornflakes

Danny Dorling on why the London mayor has unwittingly done us all a favour by exposing what our élitist...

1 Nov 2013 10 minute read

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Rolling towards progress

Jody Mcintyre takes the notion of disability to task with a personal exploration of difference and defiance...

29 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Victory for education in the Caribbean

Campaigners are celebrating a tax justice win in the Dominican Republic, says Sophie Richmond.

23 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Google’s T's & C's are harder to understand than War and Peace

Laura Hood investigates Literatin, the plug-in that rates written material based on its 'gobbledygook' score...

1 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Oxford and Cambridge sue in copyright controversy

Why are two of the world’s best universities thwarting poor Indians’ chance of an education? wonders Deepa Gupta...

26 Sep 2013 3 minute read

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Action is needed to ensure education for all

For children with disabilities, school can be a distant dream. Clare Pelham explains.

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