Budget cuts will jeopardise plans to fix SA’s literacy crisis, warns panel
Real government spending per learner is set to fall as Treasury grapples with a R37bn wage bill shortfall
13 February 2024 - 19:22
Budget cuts threaten to derail efforts to tackle SA’s literacy crisis, warns the latest assessment from an advisory panel chaired by former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
The 2030 Reading Panel was established in 2022 to counsel the government on how to improve the poor reading skills of SA children, which present a major obstacle to their success at school and contribute to their high dropout rate...
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