Monday, January 26, saw the start of the new School Year after a holiday of over two months. In order to help students prepare for class early, Rwanda Education Board instructed students to start travelling to their respective schools last weekend. Transport companies also ensured that students were given priority. But did parents and students cooperate? Was the whole operation successful? To assess whether the Government had learnt some lessons from last term’s back-to-school transport confusion, Education Times camped in different areas of the country and shares its observations in our lead story.

Students also explain why abortion and dumping children is not an option regardless of the circumstances. They argue that poverty and rape do not justify such a callous decision, unless it’s done to save the life of the mother. We also share with you the benefits of having children.

We wish all students and teachers a happy First Term!

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