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New Tracks in Moroccan Education

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Workman adds finishing touches to the entrance to a Moroccan middle school. Morocco's new Minister of Education, Mohamed Hassad, has begun his tenure with a focus on achieving immediate results in advancing an ambitious program of reform, including significant changes to Morocco's language education policies. Another initial measure he took was to order all primary and middle schools to be repainted in bright pastels for the beginning of the school year, pictured here. Image by Gareth Smail. Morocco, 2017.
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A classroom in Khenifra is decorated with posters and vocabulary lists. Image by Gareth Smail. Morocco, 2017.
A classroom in Khenifra is decorated with posters and vocabulary lists. Image by Gareth Smail. Morocco, 2017.

Gareth Smail reports from provincial Morocco to discuss the complex question of who benefits from reforms to language education.

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