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Ghana free education reforms prompt waiting lists, social problems
Improvements to Ghana’s public high school system have led to declining enrolments, and closures, of many private schools.
At the same time, many students are spending months waiting to secure a free high school place.
Critics say the wait is causing a rise in social problems, as young people with too much spare time are turning to drugs and prostitution.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Odupong, outside Ghana’s capital Accra.
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Why The Education System Is Failing America | CNBC Marathon
CNBC Marathon explores if why the education system in the U.S. is struggling by taking a hard look at the Common Core, teacher’s salaries and sex education.
First implemented in 2009, Common Core was an ambitious initiative to revolutionize the American education system. National leaders from Bill Gates to President Obama supported the idea and it cost an estimated $15.8 billion to implement. Years later, research showed the new curriculum had minimal impact on student performance. So why did Common Core fail? Can a common curriculum be successful for all students?
At the same time, teachers earn nearly 20% less than other professionals with similar education and experience, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In many states, their wages are below the living wage, forcing teachers to seek secondary jobs to supplement their income or leave the profession all together. So why are teachers paid so little and how can the U.S. fix that?
And the majority of U.S. students report they’ve had sex before graduation, which means the type of sex education they receive can be a big deal, for themselves personally and for the economy. The federal government doesn’t have any official regulations for what schools must include in sex education curriculum, which has lead to inconsistent lessons across the country. Watch the video above to learn why sex education is so crucial for the economy and what happens when some students are left behind.
CNBC Marathon brings together the best of CNBC’s education coverage on YouTube.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 How Common Core Broke U.S. Schools (Published Aug. 2021)
14:30 Why Teachers Are Paid So Little In The U.S. (Published Dec. 2020)
25:51 Why Sex Education Is So Bad In The U.S. (Published Dec. 2021)
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Why The Education System Is Failing America | CNBC Marathon
How does PISA help education reform? The cases of Germany & Brazil
How does PISA shape education reform?
Countries can learn from each other’s education successes and challenges to improve learning worldwide. See concrete examples of how countries such as Germany and Brazil have been able to improve their student performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and reform their education systems to be more inclusive.
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Edited: 31/03/21