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Bruce comments on the Time magazine’s Top 10 Risks that states that SA’s political instability poses a global risk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Bruce commented on the current challenges with matric results and the need for long term solutions to the issues with youth unemployment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Ray White commented on a call for prison inmates to be allowed cellphones in prisons for safety, following reports of an incident in Port Elizabeth that saw prisoners being killed due to gang violence. His view is that prisoners should not dictate to correctional services, rights ... Show More

Daily working hours for employees for both government and private sectors will be reduced, so as with classes in schools. What does it all mean in reality?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Eve L. Ewing breaks down the history behind the racial divide in America’s schools and explains what gets in the way of giving every child a high-quality education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

We sent our kids off to be educated on just how much America sucks for decades. Long live Mario. Your child isn't outgrowing communism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The country’s children have missed more in-person learning than those in most of the rich world—to their cost. We ask why battles about schooling rage on. Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine president, came to power on big promises; few were fulfilled. We ask about the skimpy legacy ... Show More

The Omicron variant has forced some school districts to return to online learning, even as most public health officials say in-person learning remains safe with proper mitigation measures. We look at how the teachers’ union in Chicago forced the issue this week, and how parents a ... Show More

Can data make better parents? The author of “The Family Firm” and economics professor at Brown University tells Anne McElvoy why crunching the numbers takes the stress out of raising children. She talks about the backlash to her advocacy of re-opening schools during the Covid-19 ... Show More

A report finds that two-thirds of American children fail to read at a proficient level. We talk to education experts and a U.S. Senator about the dangers of illiteracy and what can be done to reverse course. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. 

Abbott announces new baby formula recall but claims it affects small fraction of total US supply. Listen for more details.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy