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Yes, but it's not entirely clear whether those schools actually don't meet standards, or if someone in government has been "motivated" to say so by the for-pro
by Veen 10y ago
Yes, but it's not entirely clear whether those schools actually don't meet standards, or if someone in government has been "motivated" to say so by the for-profit school organization.
- codingdave 10y agoTrue, my point was that the title is misleading -- the shutdown isn't directly related to Gates or Zuckerberg. It is not an attack on them, but a reasonable response to actual problems with the education. Whether or not those claims are true isn't something I can know just based on reading the article.
- gvb 10y agoThe title has two facts: 1. Uganda is shutting down a given set of schools. 2. The given set of schools are funded by Gates and Zuckerberg. The only thing that is arguably inaccurate is that the shutdown order is currently stayed until December 8.
- sangnoir 10y ago> The Director of Education Standards for the Ministry, Huzaifa Mutazindwa, told CNN that the nursery and primary schools were not licensed, the teachers weren't qualified and that there was no record of its curriculum being approved. > "The Ministry does not know what is being taught in these schools which is a point of concern to (the) government," Mutazindwa said The reasons are clearly spelt out. Perhaps you have reason to think the named ministry official is lying, if so then all bets are off.