Equal Education Celebrates its Fourth Birthday!

Submitted by PCR002 on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 04:24

A letter from Equal Education Coordinator Doron Isaacs

Today Equal Education (EE) celebrates its 4th birthday.

The Equal Education Law Centre's New Chairman, Arthur Chaskalson, Comments on the Tension between Politicians and the Judiciary in South Africa

Submitted by PCR002 on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 02:55

We are excited to announce that Arthur Chaskalson is the chairman of the new Equal Education Law Centre. As a former President of the Constitutional Court (1994 - 2001) and a Chief Justice of South Africa (2001 - 2005) he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this new venture. The new Law Centre will work hand-in-hand with Equal Education to protect and advance the right to education in South Africa.

Matric results require careful scrutiny

Submitted by adminGF on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:24
Equal Education
First Press Release on 2011 matric results
4 January 2012

Equal Education congratulates the approximately 348,257 learners who passed the 2011 matric examinations. We also congratulate the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, the Department of Basic Education, the MECs and provincial departments, and Umalusi on the smooth running of the 2011 examination and standardisation process.

While the improvement in the matric pass rate to 70.2% is being celebrated, we advise caution.  The overall pass rate is a red herring.

VICTORY FOR THE RIGHTS TO BASIC EDUCATION AND EQUALITY IN THE ‘RIVONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL CASE’

Submitted by adminGF on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 05:54
Eq­­­ual Education Statement
For immediate release
8 December 2011

JUDGEMENT OF THE SOUTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT CONFIRMS THAT THE PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE THE CAPACITY OF A SCHOOL

Judgement was handed down yesterday in the case between Rivonia Primary School and the MEC and Head of Department of the Gauteng Department of Education.

Open Letter: the Global Fund and South Africa's National Department of Health Must Take Action to Address Treatment Action Campaign's Funding Crisis

Submitted by adminGF on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 01:01
Equal Education Statement
For immediate release
8 December 2011
 
We, the undersigned are civil society groups from around the world committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS and related social justice movements. We have learned that the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) will face imminent closure in January 2012 unless it receives R6.5 million in payment owed by the National Department of Health, as part a five year grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) to South Africa.
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