- The Arabic Education of Israel’s Jewish Students – Miller-McCune
- …in Haifa and the rest of Israel’s Northern District, known for being more coexistent than other parts of the country, 100 percent of Jewish public schools are now teaching Language as a Cultural Bridge. …
- Green Shoots in the Killing Fields – By Charles Kenny | Foreign Policy
- …started the 20th century under [Belgium]… deaths of millions through exploitation and disease … Independence in 1960 was accompanied by a vicious civil war and, soon after, the CIA-backed rule of Mobutu Sese Seko, one of the most kleptocratic leaders in world history. …
Given the state of the economy, these achievements have been managed on a pittance. …
[It's] a human success story, one that involves health workers turning up to vaccinate kids and provide health services and teachers showing up to class, even amid some of the worst social conditions on Earth … Parents across the country…are prioritizing education for their [kids]…
In short, the signs of hope…are the result of the country’s citizens’ own belief that things should be better than they are …[and shows that poor] governance is no reason to deny support to some of the people who need it most.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobutu_Sese_Seko
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