This Equal Education Radio explores the Eastern Cape Department of Education's controversial decision to close down 1092 schools in the province in the next three years. EE Radio interviews Jonathan Godden, lead consultant of the firm that has been tasked to head the rationalisation plan. We also spoke to a principal from Matatiele who strongly opposes rationalisation on behalf of his school community.

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The latest episode of Equal Education Radio explores the national government's use of Section 100 of the Constitution, which can be used as an extreme measure to take over the functions of provincial government when service delivery has broken down, and to restore the province to a basic level of functioning. It has been five years since the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) was placed under a Section 100 intervention, but there has been little improvement.

The latest episode of Equal Education Radio explores how school communities, especially members of the SGB, can safeguard against corruption at the school level. To learn more, listen for an exclusive interview with Ronald Menoe from Corruption Watch.

On 19 May 2016, Equal Education members, with help from the Equal Education Law Centre, filed papers in a court case against the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga to fix loopholes in the Minimum Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure regulations.

On April 22nd, 850 learners marched to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.

On this episode, we give updates on the Eastern Cape Department of Education's plan to close 2000 schools in the province over the next one to three years. We also hear thoughts and concerns over this rationalisation process from EE staff members Dumisani Faku and David Carel.

In the first episode of Equal Education Radio, Sinethemba Ndlelini explores the growing trend of parent activism, with interviews of Mr Themba Mola, acting CEO of Kagiso Trust, and Mr Solminic Joseph, attorney at the Equal Education Law Centre.

Full transcript here: http://www.equaleducation.org.za/article/2016-02-22-equal-education-radios-first-podcast-released