A recent survey reveals alarming statistics about literacy rates in the United States, writes Ryan Bachoo, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, as he examines the survey’s presumptions and findings. The major news in mid-February was the newly discovered fact that one in four Americans think the sun orbits the earth – instead …

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Education for all children is the goal, but as Musa Temidayo, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria discovers on a morning walk, many children are still out of school and illiterate. He describes the hurdles they face, and the lost potential when education is seen as a privilege rather than a right. It’s 7:45am, this day 26th of …

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