DAKAR, Senegal — Thiany Dior usually rises before dawn, tiptoeing carefully as she leaves the cramped dormitory room she shares with a half-dozen other women. It was built for two. In the vast ...

Walk down into Aminata Sy’s West Philadelphia basement, and you’ll see color splashed on the walls. There are self-portraits and large, red suns drawn in crayon, as well as maps of Africa highlighting ...

When people discuss the challenges related to e-learning (the use of electronic technology to facilitate learning), they tend to focus on access. This can mean access to financial resources to buy ...

Foundational learning comprises basic literacy, numeracy and transferable skills such as social and emotional skills, critical thinking and problem-solving. These skills are the bedrock and building ...

History is often taught as if formal education followed a single European path—from classical Greece to medieval monasteries to Renaissance universities—while Africa appears largely oral, informal, or ...

School-age children across Africa often don’t have access to a formal education. They may live in remote rural areas or in violence-plagued regions too dangerous for teachers to visit. Others can’t ...

Millions of African children are left behind, their right to education unfulfilled – it is about education systems failing to ensure that children acquire foundational skills. The reality is sobering.

KIGALI, November 11, 2024 — Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from November ...

Tracing your genealogy has become a popular hobby in the United States. More than 1 million people around the country have taken these tests. Shows like PBS's Finding Your Roots have shown the public ...