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- Madagascar's schools have weakened over the last twenty years.
- This weak system limits national development and jobs.
- Problems start in primary school and continue later.
- Many children leave school without basic reading skills.
- Around sixty percent of primary teachers are FRAMs.
- Schools have damaged roofs and missing textbooks.
- Cyclones destroy one thousand to two thousand classrooms.
- University staff often go unpaid causing protests.
- Many young graduates have poor job prospects.
Difficult words
- education — Knowledge and learning at schools.
- students — People who go to school.
- finish — To complete something.
- resources — Things needed for education.
- skills — Abilities to do tasks well.
- graduates — People who finish school.
- jobs — Work that people do for money.
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about education in your country?
- Why do you think many students leave school?
- How can schools improve education for students?
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