Articles for Daniel McLaren

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Budget 2022 will reinforce inequality

Less money for public schools and health care, but tax breaks for corporates and individual taxpayers

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Opinion | 3 March 2022

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Education spending is falling. The Covid-19 budget has slashed it further

Yet schools are essential to the Covid-19 response

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Opinion | 31 July 2020

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School funding: South Africa can learn from the world

Some countries have managed to improve outcomes for their most disadvantaged learners

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Opinion | 9 December 2016

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Fees are an issue at school too, not just university

For many learners, school fees are a barrier to education

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Analysis | 17 November 2016

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Making sure all our schools have enough teachers

Part 3 in the series: Towards equality in school funding

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Opinion | 10 October 2016

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Education funding formula needs to be fixed

Part two in the series: Towards equality in school funding

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Opinion | 29 July 2016

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Towards equality in school funding

What the Constitution demands

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Analysis | 27 July 2016