“You can’t give a student a zero for cheating. You have to separate behavior from academics.” That’s what my principal said. Still early in my career, I looked at him as though he’d lost his mind.

Almost 900 Eastern Cape grade R teachers will soon have permanent government jobs, pending adoption of the new budget later in November. The teachers, currently on annual contracts without benefits, ...

The Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has announced plans to formally integrate Grade R educators into the basic ...

Elisabeth Gruner is affiliated with the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, which focuses on professional development for faculty. I’ve been teaching college ...

While the Bela Act makes Grade R attendance compulsory, the National Treasury’s refusal to allocate additional funding leaves provinces struggling to deliver on the promise of universal early ...

The Department of Basic Education has revealed that 7,294 unqualified Grade R practitioners are currently employed in public schools across all nine provinces in South Africa, and that only 2,121 of ...