THE RIGHT TO

LEARN
By: Adam, Ashrakat, Yassin,
Ahmed M.
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 INTRODUCTION
•Urgent need for school improvement in Egypt after Mubarak.
•32% of the population in Egypt is under 15 years old.
•Schools are not adapting to societal changes.
•The difficulty for students in learning skills necessary for jobs and
politics..
•High unemployment rates, especially among young and university-
educated individuals.
•Low number of qualified teachers..
•Excessive government control.
•Insufficient funding for universities
 Economic
inequality
• Poor quality of state education.
• Reliance on private tutoring exacerbates
economic inequality.
• Link between education quality and
unemployment.
Strains on
Infrastructure
• Overcrowded classrooms and limited resources.
• Proposal for targeted capital injection.
Poor Teaching Quality and
Dependence on Private
Tutors
• Low status and salaries for teachers.
• Private tutoring exacerbates social inequalities.
Over-Centralized
Control
• Limitations on teacher autonomy
• Calls for a balanced approach to public control.
Focus on Rote
Learning for
Examinations
• Impact on critical thinking and long-term
retention
• Pressure on both students and teachers.
Negative Attitudes Towards
Vocational Training
• Marginalization and low status.
• Employer demand for improved technical
training.
 Entrenchment of
Social Inequalities
• Advantages of private schools for the affluent.
• Exacerbation of social inequality.
 Inadequate University
Access, Funding, and
Research Capacity
• Centralized funding and limited research
capacity.
• Post-revolutionary challenges intensify funding
issues.
 Conclusion

Benefits of education reform for long-term economic,

political, and social progress.
- Limited implementation of policy reforms.
- Potential reasons: lack of political will and
disconnect between policy influencers and those
relying on underfunded technical schools.