The Citizen

ATM calls for transformative shift in South Africa’s school uniform model

School uniforms place a heavy financial burden on parents, who must dig deep into their pockets for school fees, stationery, and other essentials.
The Michigan Daily

Reforming the uniform

Content Warning: Mentions of body dysmorphia. For 13 years, I wore a school uniform. From kindergarten to fifth-grade things were pretty lax — jeans and a school T-shirt sufficed. In sixth grade, the ...
The Conversation

The cost of school uniforms is a barrier to education – but there are ways to level the playing field

Johanna Reidy has received funding from University of Otago Research Grant 2023 for a pilot project to explore school uniform usage and health. University of Otago provides funding as a member of The ...
Education Week

Uniform Effects?

There’s something about a student in uniform, muses Principal Rudolph Saunders as he scans the busy lunchroom here at Stephen Decatur Middle School. Under Decatur’s policy, all students wear the ...
The Conversation

School uniforms are meant to foster a sense of belonging and raise achievement – but it’s not clear that they do

Rachel Shanks does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
EurekAlert!

School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise, study finds

School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests. The University of Cambridge study used data about the ...