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Lacklustre schools to limit South Africa skills plan

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SOUTH AFRICA

The state of education and skills in South Africa.

Pandemic education losses to worsen Mexico inequality

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MEXICO

Concerns about the Omicron variant saw twelve states reject Ministry of Education (SEP) calls for in-person pre-primary, primary and lower-secondary classes to resume on January…

Mexico education quality to remain poor despite reform

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MEXICO

They accuse the government of failing to deliver on promises made regarding contract regularisation, pay increases and benefits. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) said…

Egypt's social policies will depend on deeper change

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EGYPT

Egypt's social protection programmes.

Austerity will bring political challenges in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA

The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…

AMLO’s plans may fail to meet Mexican student demands

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MEXICO

Anger over such issues reached a crescendo this month, with several schools at the UNAM staging strikes and a massive student demonstration taking place at the institution’s…

Policy must look beyond pay to raise living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

Elections have already given the public an opportunity to vent their anger about low wages and the scarcity of better job opportunities -- the former is prevalent among low-paid…

Colombia elections may dim investment prospects

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COLOMBIA

Congressional elections scheduled for March 13 will give markets an understanding of the elements that will shape Colombian governance for the next four years. Inter-party…

Pandemic will worsen Latin American education outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

As of October 2020, only 13 countries in the region had fully reopened schools, UNICEF says. While in other parts of the world schools have gradually returned to in-classroom…

Jewish militant threat is rising in Israel

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ISRAEL

Jewish militant extremists.