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

In Nepal, local schools are encouraged to offer instruction in the first languages of their students. But even in linguistically diverse regions, the only words they still hear and read are in Nepali.

By Amrita Jaisi

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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

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

A New School Opens in Harare, but Old Rivalries Keep Some Students From Attending

By Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

‘Anger, Sadness and Despair’ Over Zimbabwe’s Shortage of Special-Needs Teachers

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Two Years After Ban, Corporal Punishment Still Used, Debated in Ugandan Schools

By Nakisanze Segawa

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Numerous Sectors Attack Bullying in Brazil

By Deijenane Gomes

Young Artists Organize Children’s Rights Days in Haiti, Focus on Child Slavery

By Ganyelar Laurent

Women Wield Community Radio to Promote Gender Equality

By Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente

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Asia

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