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Link Regenerated quality education as a basis for building a movement of learners; teachers; and parents for quality education in all schools.
Nic[k] Taylor has put it very aptly, “Three features of our school system combine to undermine effective teaching and learning: poor time management, insufficient attention to text, and very low levels of teacher subject knowledge..." from the Address by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Mr Enver Surty, MP, on the occasion of the debate on the President's State of the Nation Address. 15 February 2010.
Link Not enough money for Districts
Godwin Khosa, JET CEO commenting in the Mail & Guardian on the 2010 budget speech: "A bigger portion of the money allocated for basic education should have been directed towards building the capacity of district offices." Monako Dibetle and Thabo Mohala. 19 February 2010.
Link Be cool to your school
Teachers and education officials slave away under difficult conditions trying to educate our children, labouring not only under government policy that is quite inimical to building the developmental state we all long for, but also suffering indiscriminate insults from public opinion. Is this altogether deserved? Nick Taylor puts things into perspective. 17 February 2010.
Link Revised curriculum a 'disaster'
...a hard-hitting Education Department report... has prompted a leading analyst to call on the minister for basic education, Angie Motshekga, to admit that OBE was a mistake. Primarashni Gower. 23 October 2009.
Link Former JET staff member appointed Western Cape Head of Education.
Penny Vinjevold appointed new head of education (HOD) in the Western Cape Education Department. 30 September 2009.
Link At last, a real test of quality
Martin Gustafsson and Thabo Mabogoane. September 2009.
Link Principals need to claim their turf in South African education
Godwin Khosa. August 2009.
Link Treat teachers with class
Competencey testing for teachers must be done for the right reasons. Godwin Khosa. July 2009.
Link Access to education no help if teachers do not make the grade
Nick Taylor. June 2009.
Link No one accepts blame for poor maths results.
Sue Blaine. May 2009.
Link Jet founding chairman Mike Rosholt honoured: Order of the Baobab in Silver for a pragmatic pioneer
Sue Blaine. April 2009.
Link Raise the standards when examining matric results (Critics need to do their homework)
Nick Taylor. January 2009.
Link South Africa: More Than Just OBE is on the Agenda
Sue Blaine. November 2008.
Link Literacy, numeracy make slow progress in primary schools
Sue Blaine. November 2008.
Link Remarks by the Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor MP, at the handing over of the Community Higher Education Service Partnership (CHESP) from JET to the Council on Higher Education (CHE)
September 2008.
Link It's OBE, but not as it should be
Nick Taylor. April 2008.
Link Longer holidays could jeopardise schooling
Aeysha Kassiem. April 2008.
Link Learner absenteeism report published
March 2008.
Page How should we judge the SC results of 2007?
Nick Taylor. February 2008.
Link A 'foundation for learning' strategy to be gazetted
Ministry of Education. November 2007.
Link Address by the Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, at the launch of the Bitou 10 Foundation, Plettenberg Bay
November 2007.
Page How should we think about the 2006 matric results?
Nick Taylor. February 2007.
Link Report slams quality of SA education
SAPA and Louise Flanagan. October 2006.
Page Fixing schools will take huge effort
Nick Taylor. Opinion piece for Business Day. August 2006.
Link Address by Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, MP, at 12th provincial annual conference of the South African Principals Association (SAPA) Limpopo, Naboomspruit
June 2006.
Link National evaluations to track learner performance
Department of Education. October 2005.
Link Address by the Minister of Education N Pandor , MP, on the occasion of an Annual Report Meeting of JET Education Services, Johannesburg
September 2004.
Link Charles Teddlie: Getting schools working in South Africa: a valuable addition to the SESI field. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2004; 15(2): 227-240
 
Link Speech by Professor Kader Asmal, MP, Minister of Education at the Joint Education Trust Annual Report Back Meeting, Sunnyside Park Hotel, Johannesburg
May 2000.
Link Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Joint Education Trust Annual Review, Johannesburg
March 1996.