In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks and the Obama administration's announcement of troop increases in Afghanistan, Pakistan has emerged as a central front in the War on Terror.
Ghost Schools
Published September 12, 2009
Primary education is compulsory in Pakistan, and the country has a large public school system. But many of these schools are just marginally functional. Corruption is rampant, teachers play hooky, and some schools exist only on paper. The problems are so widespread that the term "ghost school" has become a household phrase.
Jessica Partnow reports from Karachi.
Also aired September 17 on KUOW and was featured by New Hampshire Public Radio's Word of Mouth.
This program re-aired on World Vision on Oct 2, 2010.
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Alex Stonehill and Sarah Stuteville, co-founders of the Common Language Project, will share some of their mult
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Jessica Partnow is an audio and multimedia producer with Seattle-based www.clpmag.org, an award-winning nonprofit multimedia publishing house whose mission is to engage, educate and inform Americans...
