JONATHAN JANSEN: What business should not do to 'help'
'Do not spend your money on school infrastructure or the delivery of learning materials.That is the duty of the government'
21 September 2017 - 07:31
It is the one question I hear most on the speaking circuit these days: How can business help solve our education crisis? It is a critical question. We know the government does not have the financial capacity to address the range or depth of problems from preschool education to university studies to out-of-school youth. Nor does it have the imagination for the transformation of education in difficult places. So let's begin with what the private sector should not do.
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