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Can a US chain of profit-making schools really help the poor? Patience Akumu reports on the impact of Bridge academies in Uganda.

Silicon Valley types say that with enough data, they can ‘fix’ education. Where are the teachers in this grand plan? asks Tamasin Cave.

A snapshot of progress, setbacks and future prospects

An update on progress towards the dream of universal education

The Right has captured education all over the world. Hazel Healy makes the case for how to do things differently.

In an explosive interview to New Internationalist, the Kurdish female leader Bese Hozat opens up about peace, the party’s view on the region and the independence referendum in South Kurdistan, and accuses Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the West to have incubated Isis. By Karlos Zurutuza.

Kin Sonic; Salone

I Was Told to Come Alone; Trans Like Me; We: Reviving Social Hope

Our pick from the 2017 Toronto Hot Docs – the largest documentary film festival in the world

The internationally acclaimed Malian musician tells Megan Iacobini di Fazio about the power of song and why ‘world music’ is just music from the world.

Cartoon by Marc Roberts

Dancing to her favourite Tamil song on New Year’s Eve

Cartoon by P J Polyp

The Indian human rights defender who stopped a mining giant in its tracks speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.

The facts, figures, images and NI assessment of Afghanistan.