South Africa launches probe of school dropout rates

Experts will investigate why children drop out of school in South Africa in order to measure the country’s progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Minister of Education Naledi Pandor approved the appointment of a high–level team of experts April 11, who will start their research in a representative sample of schools and seek input from all stakeholders. The team’s investigation will focus on students from Grade 1 to Grade 12. South Africa, in line with the MDG deadline, hopes to achieve the goal of Education for All (EFA) by 2015. Read the article at allAfrica.com.