{"id":733,"date":"2026-03-18T07:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powerteachersafrica.org\/pta\/?p=733"},"modified":"2026-03-18T07:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:43:15","slug":"why-are-we-still-silent-about-one-of-the-biggest-crises-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powerteachersafrica.org\/pta\/2026\/03\/18\/why-are-we-still-silent-about-one-of-the-biggest-crises-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are we still silent about one of the biggest crises in education?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">In this powerful blog, Power Teachers Africa Co-Founder and Director of Programmes, Margo O&#8217;Sullivan, highlights the urgent issue of teacher absenteeism and its impact on learning across Sub-Saharan Africa. The article calls attention to the \u201celephant in the classroom\u201d and explores why millions of children are still not learning \u2014 and what can be done about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\nRead the full blog here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukfiet.org\/2026\/why-are-we-silent-9-out-of-10-children-in-sub-saharan-africa-are-not-learning-and-the-elephant-in-the-classroom-is-still-being-ignored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ukfiet.org\/2026\/why-are-we-silent-9-out-of-10-children-in-sub-saharan-africa-are-not-learning-and-the-elephant-in-the-classroom-is-still-being-ignored\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this powerful blog, Power Teachers Africa Co-Founder and Director of Programmes, Margo O&#8217;Sullivan, highlights the urgent issue of teacher absenteeism and its impact on learning across Sub-Saharan Africa. 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