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Valerie Strauss
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Aug,19-2016 14:53:53
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Uganda's education minister just announced that the government is closing a controversial chain of for-profit nursery and primary schools because, she said, national standards were being ignored and the "life and safety" of some 12,000 children were endangered because of poor hygiene and sanitation.
Janet K. Museveni, Uganda's minister of education and sports (and wife of Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni), made the formal announcement to parliament Tuesday, saying the schools will be closed at the end of the school term and will stay closed "until the ministry is satisfied that they have put in place what is required to operate a school as per ministry's guidelines,"according to a transcript of her remarks.
Being closed are schools at 63 sites operated by the Bridge International Academies (BIA) network, which has support from the World Bank; by Pearson, the world's largest for--profit education company; and by billionaires Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Pierre Omidyar, among others. The U.S. government has supported the Bridge International Academies with millions of dollars in development funds, and the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation awarded the network its 2015 Impact Award for Development Impact. The British government also supports the network with development funds.
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