Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that more school vouchers would improve public education.

Alberto Carvalho was seen as a catch for the nation’s second largest school district. Then his home and office were raided by the F.B.I.

[Nile Post] Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged universities to integrate the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) into their academic programmes in order to produce graduates equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed in today’s competitive job market.

[Daily Maverick] Parliamentary suspicion and underlying Afrophobia are putting South Africa’s universities at risk, discouraging international academics and students. This threatens the country’s higher education goals, undermines diversity, and narrows the intellectual horizons of future graduates.

A new report looks at course “shutouts,” which can add to the time and cost of getting a degree.

[SAnews.gov.za] More than 55 000 student queries have been resolved since the establishment of a student and stakeholder Helpdesk by Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, in August 2024.

[Vanguard] The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is one of the academic staff unions registered to operate in the Nigerian university system. In this interview by Adesina Wahab, the National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on some recent developments in the sector and the effort by the Federal Government to make peace with all the unions.

[Vanguard] The economic situation in Nigeria has pushed many families into a tight financial corner and the impact is particularly severe for parents who can no longer afford private school tuition for their children. Not only are parents pulling their children out of private schools, some are also pushing their children into the workforce due to the high cost of living. Many children are now...

America’s strength has always been its private sector. Empowering it can save us from A.I.’s worst impacts on jobs.

“Immutable” is about young debaters in a league in Washington, D.C., as well as about the skill itself in a world where yelling can seem the norm.

[GroundUp] About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year

[Nyasa Times] One of Malawi’s emerging masters of ceremony, Chris Loka, has launched a project to renovate classrooms at Chilaweni Community Day Secondary School in the area of Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre, where he studied from 2004 to 2008.

[This Day] Abuja — The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish six additional centres of excellence in robotics, coding, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity across selected tertiary institutions in the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged students with pending appeals to submit all outstanding documents before the appeals window closes on 31 March 2026.

[HRW] HRW Oral Statement – ID with Independent Expert on Albinism – HRC61

Jamil Jivani, a Conservative rookie member of Parliament, follows an American playbook to win over young men on college campuses.

[New Dawn] Capitol Hill, March 6, 2026: The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has summoned the Minister of Education, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, over the lack of civic education in schools and the failure to include volunteer health workers on the government payroll.

[Afrobarometer] Most citizens favour keeping pregnant learners in school.

Photos show that both schools, southeast of Tehran, sustained damage. No injuries were reported.