Primary schools face hidden attendance crisis

Sunday Standard Primary schools face hidden attendance crisis Botswana has edged closer to achieving universal primary education, with enrolment reaching its highest level in five years, but a newly released statistical review suggests that keeping children in classrooms remains a far greater challenge than getting them through the school gates. The Primary School Stats Brief 2019, published by Statistics Botswana, paints the picture […] The post Primary schools face hidden attendance crisis first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter

Primary schools face hidden attendance crisis

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Primary schools face hidden attendance crisis

Botswana has edged closer to achieving universal primary education, with enrolment reaching its highest level in five years, but a newly released statistical review suggests that keeping children in classrooms remains a far greater challenge than getting them through the school gates.

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The post Primary schools face hidden attendance crisis first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter