[MLE] New World Bank Education Strategy published
Dear MLE Friends, The World Bank's new education strategy was published earlier this week. For the first time it includes a statement on the language of instruction. In the section on children between the ages of 6 and 8 it states: " Children in these age groups benefit from the instructional use of their mother tongue, combined with instruction in the dominant language .". The phrasing seems a bit weak is it leaves