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Uganda’s Medical Universities Are Falling Behind — Here’s Why

A 2019 change in funding to prevent fraud has hampered universities' abilities to update equipment and to offer certain programs. Medical programs are particularly affected.

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Zimbabwe
As University of Zimbabwe Strike Drags on, Pressure Mounts on the Country’s Higher Education System

Lecturers’ earnings have shrunk by nearly 90% — and students are caught in the middle of it all.

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Nepal
Nepal School’s Dreams of a ‘Brighter Future’ Fade Under the Cloud of Lost US Aid

By Yam Kumari Kandel
Uganda
In Uganda, a Substantial Teacher Pay Raise Isn’t Good News for Everyone

The government boosted pay to attract and retain public school teachers. As far as private school students are concerned, it’s worked a little too well.

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Africa

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Uganda’s Medical Universities Are Falling Behind — Here’s Why

By Apophia Agiresaasi

As University of Zimbabwe Strike Drags on, Pressure Mounts on the Country’s Higher Education System

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

In Uganda, a Substantial Teacher Pay Raise Isn’t Good News for Everyone

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

For Haiti’s Teachers and Students, Last School Year Was One of the Worst in Memory

On the Cusp of Retirement, This Teacher Takes to the Streets in Search of Students

By Avigaí Silva

Dropping the Ball: Six Years After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Fails to Repair Schools’ Sports Facilities

By Yerimar Rivera Rivera

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Asia

Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Nepal School’s Dreams of a ‘Brighter Future’ Fade Under the Cloud of Lost US Aid

By Yam Kumari Kandel

When a Child’s First Language Is the Last Language They’ll Hear in School

By Amrita Jaisi

Slashed School Lunch Funding Fuels Hunger Crisis

By Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

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