STATE CUTS IN EDUCATION FUNDING PUSHES UP STUDENTS’ COSTS, WORSENS EDUCATION
October 2nd, 2020
State cuts in funding for public higher education within Zambia have pushed more costs onto students, making it harder for them to learn and graduate, the country’s education union leader has said. The cuts have also encouraged a sprouting of private universities offering poor quality education, he told UWN.
“Government needs to rethink its administration and funding for public universities because this has affected the provision of quality education. It has increased students costs to learn and is also encouraging a mushrooming of private institutions ...
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