By Johnathan Paoli

South Africa has named its U17 national football squad, Amajimbos, ahead of their opening U17 Africa Cup of Nations match in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday.

Coach Vela Khumalo made the announcement on Friday, with the team set to depart for North Africa in the coming days ahead of partaking in Group D, against Senegal, Ghana and Algeria.

Khumalo said he was confident that the South African side could proceed to the knockout stages.

“What we have seen is that we stand a good chance, and we can get out of this group. We know that Senegal is a little bit physical, and they are big. The same goes with Ghana. Algeria is more or less like us. We have done our analysis on all of them, and we think we can do well,” he said.

The coach said that although the journey through the tournament was just as important, if not more so, than simply getting out of the groups, this did not diminish their determination to qualify for the U17 World Cup.

“We said that going to the World Cup is not about getting out of the group stages, but we also want to see ourselves going further in the tournament,” Khumalo said.

The tournament runs from 13 May to 2 June and will also serve as qualification for the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar, with the top 10 teams securing places at the global showpiece later this year.

South Africa open their campaign against defending 2023 champions Senegal on Thursday in what Khumalo described as one of the toughest groups in the competition.

The squad is dominated by players from the Gauteng Development League, with Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns contributing the bulk of the players selected.

Among the standout inclusions is Germany-based midfielder Jaylen Potgieter, who recently received his first Amajimbos call-up after impressing at the academy of Bundesliga club FC Koln.

Potgieter’s father, former Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates player Shaun Potgieter, said his son was thrilled to represent South Africa.

For goalkeepers, South Africa will rely on Lwandiso Radebe, Ethan Garcia and Keabetswe Morake.

Radebe heads into the tournament with strong credentials after captaining Amajimbos at the African Union Sports Council Region 5 Youth Games in Namibia, where South Africa won the title by beating Malawi 3-0 in the final.

He was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament and included in the competition’s Best XI.

The defence includes Tashiel Rugunanan, Reotshepile Malete, Tristan O’Malley, Neo Mangcaka, Zazi Qotoyi, Lutho Makunga, Braythen Moffit and Tumelo Moerane.

Qotoyi arrives at the tournament after helping Cape Town City win the Engen Champs of Champs title and earning Defender of the Tournament honours.

In midfield, Khumalo selected Jesse Gewer, Inganathi Simana, Aphelele Majola and Potgieter.

The attack will be spearheaded by Mpho Molepo, Omphemetse Sekgoto, Obama Mhlongo, Ntokozo Madondo, Siyabonga Mbongo and Samkelo Mkhonto.

The full 2026 U17 AFCON draw will see hosts Morocco in Group A alongside Tunisia, Egypt and Ethiopia, while Group B contains Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mali, Angola, Tanzania and Mozambique make up Group C.

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All public ordinary and special schools in the Western Cape will be closed on Tuesday after disaster management officials and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) recommended a province-wide shutdown because of severe weather warnings.

“In the interests of learner and teacher safety, and after extensive consultation with the Provincial Disaster Management Centre and the South African Weather Service (SAWS), a decision has been taken to close all schools in the Western Cape on Tuesday, 12 May 2026,” provincial Education MEC David Maynier said on Monday.

“This includes all public ordinary and special schools in the province,” he said. “Disaster Management and SAWS have made the recommendation based on updated weather projections and current conditions.”

The province was being hit by severe storms, including heavy rain, strong winds and flooding risks.

SAWS has issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rainfall over Cape Town and mountainous parts of Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Breede Valley, Witzenberg and western Theewaterskloof, with flooding of roads, bridges and settlements, mudslides and fast-flowing rivers expected through Tuesday.

Maynier said the provincial government’s default position was “always to keep schools open and only close schools in exceptional circumstances, but we are mindful of the severity of the warnings in place”.

The department would continuously monitor and evaluate the situation to ensure that schools can reopen as soon as possible, he said, adding that schools were currently expected to reopen on Wednesday, 13 May.

Maynier said that, as of 3h30 on Monday, 11 May, “a total of 227 schools applied for closure in addition to the closure list issued for the Cape Winelands and Eden and Central Karoo districts”.

“A number of schools have also suffered damage due to the storm, which is currently being assessed,” he said.

Maynier thanked officials, principals, teachers and parents “for the support in implementing school closures.”

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By Charmaine Ndlela

The Wits School of Arts is hosting a series of performances, exhibitions, film screenings and discussions as part of its 2026 Africa Month programme.

Observed annually in May, Africa Month commemorates the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity on May 25, 1963, celebrating African identity, heritage and unity across the continent.

In a statement, the Wits School of Arts said this year’s programme is centred on the theme, “Water as Life, Memory, and Infrastructure: Artistic and Intellectual Responses from Africa and the Global South.”

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Through art, music, storytelling and academic engagement, the programme explores the role of water in shaping memory, culture, identity and everyday life.

The celebrations officially got underway earlier this month with a Jazz Big Band performance titled WHEN WATERS GATHER. Audiences also attended musical performances, panel discussions and conversations exploring African music, jazz and cultural expression.

According to the school, several events are still set to take place during the remainder of the month, including theatre productions, workshops, exhibitions and film screenings.

One of the featured productions is AUSTRALOPITHECUS, directed by Kgafela oa Magogodi.

Film screenings of The Heart Is a Muscle and Kalushi will also give audiences an opportunity to engage with filmmakers through post-screening discussions.

Artists Vincent Mantsoe and Yuck Miranda are expected to lead creative workshops, while praise poet Majesty Mnyandu will present a storytelling performance focused on indigenous oral traditions and African heritage.

The programme also includes exhibitions and digital installations such as the Sophiatown Jazz Archive and Liquid Signals, which explore the relationship between history, memory and contemporary artistic expression.

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Africa Month at Wits will conclude on May 31 with Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba Tribute, featuring Zenzi Makeba Lee and her band in honour of legendary South African musician Miriam Makeba.

Organisers said the programme aims to encourage dialogue, reflection and collaboration through the arts while creating a platform for African creatives and scholars to engage with issues affecting communities across the continent and the Global South.

Most of the events are free and open to the public, organisers said.

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By Levy Masiteng 

Over 25 000 candidates across KwaZulu-Natal are registered to write the 2026 May/June National Senior Certificate and Senior Certificate examinations.

During a media briefing at the Riverside Hotel in Durban North on Monday, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education Sipho Hlomuka said the province was fully prepared to administer the examination cycle, which officially started on Monday.

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Hlomuka said a total of 25 399 candidates had registered to write the exams across the province.

Of these, 14 240 candidates are registered under the National Senior Certificate stream, while 11 159 are registered under the Senior Certificate stream, which caters mainly for adult and out-of-school candidates completing or improving a matric qualification.

“We will not tolerate any form of malpractice. Cheating, leaking of papers, or any irregular conduct will be dealt with swiftly and decisively in terms of the law,” Hlomuka said.

“These examinations are more than just tests of knowledge. They represent second chances, new beginnings, and doors of opportunity for many who are determined to improve their lives.”

Hlomuka said his department had deployed approximately 1 000 invigilators to oversee examination sessions in about 900 examination rooms across KZN.

The province will distribute examination materials through 13 storage points and 103 distribution and collection centres.

“KwaZulu-Natal will print and distribute 99 question papers amounting to more than 8 million printed pages during the examination cycle. The examinations will consist of 23 morning sessions and 29 afternoon sessions,” Hlomuka said.

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“We have worked hard as a department to ensure that these examinations are conducted with the highest levels of integrity, security, and fairness,” Hlomuka said.

“Our examination centres are ready. Our invigilators are trained. Our question papers are secure.”

The department said that 681 markers and 65 internal moderators would be appointed for the marking process.

Marking is scheduled to begin on 3 July and conclude on 9 July, while results are expected to be released on 7 August 2026.

“To every candidate – stay focused, and write with confidence. The nation is watching and rooting for you,” Hlomuka said.

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By Thapelo Molefe

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has released private accommodation payments for universities, with more than R1.1 billion disbursed during the current quarter to benefit over 100,000 students.

In a statement issued on Monday, NSFAS said payments to private accommodation providers were released on Thursday.

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The scheme said accommodation providers banking with First National Bank (FNB) would receive funds immediately, while providers using other banks could experience minor delays because of interbank processing timelines.

NSFAS spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi said the scheme remained focused on improving payment processes and ensuring long-term stability in student accommodation funding.

“We thank all accommodation providers for their ongoing partnership and assure all stakeholders that NSFAS is focused on long-term stability, effective administration, and the wellbeing of NSFAS funded students,” said Mnisi.

NSFAS said 95% of accommodation providers listed on its solution partner portals had already had their banking details verified and were included in direct payments for 2026.

“For the remaining providers, NSFAS is conducting one-on-one engagements to ensure full integration into the direct payment system,” the scheme said.

NSFAS said it would issue a monthly disbursement schedule to all accredited accommodation providers and urged providers to ensure students’ funding status was confirmed and valid signed lease agreements were in place before payments could be processed.

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The scheme said it was legally mandated to bring accommodation payment functions in-house from the start of 2026, a move it said had helped resolve several challenges in the system.

According to NSFAS, the changes addressed delays by institutions in confirming students, the misclassification of students as transport-allowance recipients, and uncertainties around accommodation accreditation.

“NSFAS recognises the operational pressures faced by accommodation providers, including rising utility costs and municipal challenges,” the statement read.

The scheme said it remained committed to working with sector associations and solution partners to finalise 2026 rental rates and implement a predictable and transparent payment system.

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By Thapelo Molefe

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says more than 2,500 young people trained in plumbing, welding, carpentry, electrical work and construction will be deployed to help repair Gauteng’s schools, hospitals and public infrastructure as part of the province’s Unemployed Youth Skills Development Initiative (UYSDI).

Speaking at a graduation ceremony for participants of the programme on Sunday, Lesufi said the initiative was aimed at tackling youth unemployment while addressing deteriorating infrastructure across the province.

“Over 2,600 of these young people will have the skills that will make them sustainable forever,” Lesufi said.

The graduates received certificates after completing hands-on training at 71 technical high schools across Gauteng.

Lesufi said the provincial government wanted to move away from relying on tenders to fix infrastructure problems and instead use trained young people to carry out maintenance work.

“We want to send you to all our schools in Gauteng. Welding is needed where? Carpentry is needed where? So that we fix this problem using your skills, not using tenders, because tenders are creating problems for ourselves,” he said.

He added that graduates would also be deployed to hospitals to repair damaged ceilings, paving, fencing and other infrastructure issues.

“We don’t need a tender for that. We need skills for that. And we need young people to go and assist us to change their lives forever,” Lesufi said.

The premier also announced plans to expand the programme from 2,600 participants to 5,000.

“I want more. We are moving from 2,600. I want 5,000 now,” he said.

Some graduates shared emotional testimonies about how the programme had changed their lives.

Participant Sibusiso Ngcobo said the training restored his confidence after struggling with unemployment.

“It wasn’t easy. We all remember how it was being unemployed, especially as a gent. It’s not easy,” Ngcobo said.

He said he recently used his electrical training to help repair faulty wiring at a neighbour’s home in Soweto.

“So, Mr Premier, you didn’t just give us skills. You gave us purpose, and I’m grateful for that,” he said.

Another graduate, Thapelo Gumede, said he had dropped out of school in Grade 11 and had struggled to find opportunities before joining the programme.

“After receiving this programme, I feel like my life is changing,” Gumede said.

Lesufi said the province intended to use skilled young people in future infrastructure projects, including the planned high-speed rail line between Gauteng and Limpopo.

“There is a speed train that will move from here to Polokwane in 67 minutes. When we build that train, I don’t want anyone to hire somewhere else; they are going to hire you,” he said.

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University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) staff member Dr Phumelele Basi has completed a PhD in Gender Education at the age of 25, making her the youngest doctoral graduate at the university’s Autumn graduation.

Basi’s doctoral study, titled “Negotiating Heterosexual Relationships on Campus: Female Students’ Sexual Practices, Desire, Pleasure and Risk at a South African University”, was completed in two years and approved without corrections.

The achievement follows what UKZN said was a “consistent record of academic excellence”, including cum laude and summa cum laude distinctions throughout her undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Basi was raised in Hlokozi, a rural community on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast. Her academic journey, according to the university, reflects resilience, intellectual curiosity and a commitment to understanding gender and social justice in contemporary society.

She initially intended to pursue science education, but her academic path changed after she encountered gender studies during her undergraduate studies. She became interested in how gender is shaped by cultural norms, social expectations and lived experiences, later developing a focus on identity, relationships and power.

That interest deepened during her master’s research, which examined the links between social media, gender, sexuality and power in shaping ideas about beauty and self-worth. The study later led her to explore how young Black African women negotiate and express their sexualities within higher education institutions.

Her doctoral research challenges dominant narratives that frame young women’s heterosexual relationships mainly through risk and vulnerability. Instead, Basi’s work presents a more nuanced account of the pressures and pleasures that shape these relationships.

Through interviews and participatory workshops with female students, the research found that socio-cultural expectations, economic realities and institutional environments influence experiences of desire, agency and harm. Basi said she hopes the work will help inform interventions that promote gender equality and safer campus environments.

She was mentored and supervised by leading scholars, including Professor Deevia Bhana, who supervised both her master’s and PhD studies.

Basi currently works as a research assistant, a role the university said continues to strengthen her academic skills while allowing her to contribute to ongoing scholarly projects.

She now plans to pursue postdoctoral studies with the South African Research Chairs Initiative Chair in Gender and Childhood Sexuality and build a career in academia through teaching and research in Gender Education.

Her advice to aspiring scholars is to “embrace the process, remain resilient in the face of challenges, and recognise the transformative potential of knowledge”.

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By Lebone Rodah Mosima

Several no-fee and low-fee schools in the Western Cape have received “good” or “outstanding” ratings in independent school evaluations.

This is according to the province’s Schools Evaluation Authority (SEA) 2024/25 annual report, which was presented to the Standing Committee on Education in the provincial legislature this week.

The province’s education department said the SEA’s six lead evaluators and 10 evaluators undertook 90 school evaluations and three monitoring visits during the year under review.

“The SEA, which is unique to the Western Cape, seeks to improve school quality by increasing school accountability,” the department said.

“The purpose of the SEA is to conduct independent evaluations of schools, identify areas for improvement, and make recommendations to the school so that they can focus their efforts accordingly.”

The SEA said its independence reassures parents and schools that its findings and recommendations are aimed at improving the quality of teaching and learning.

The SEA evaluates schools across five key areas: learner achievement, quality of teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, leadership and management, and governance, parents and community.

“Schools are allocated a rating for each area, as well as overall, with detailed comments provided on the school’s performance. The rating categories are “inadequate” (1), “requires improvement” (2), “good” (3), and “outstanding” (4),” SEA said.

The evaluation reports are published on the SEA website, allowing parents to access information about their child’s school performance.

“One of the biggest takeaways from the SEA’s report is that there is excellence to be found throughout our province’s school system, across geographical areas and school quintiles,” SEA said.

Among the schools highlighted was the Centre of Science and Technology, known as COSAT, a no-fee quintile 3 school in Khayelitsha, which was recognised for outstanding learner achievement and its strong emphasis on language proficiency across grades.

The evaluation found that the school benefited from a strong foundation of skilled teachers, contributing to high levels of learner engagement.

Spine Road High School, a low-fee quintile 5 school in Mitchell’s Plain, was recognised for strong leadership and consistently strong learning outcomes.

“The school’s Grade 12 teaching was highlighted as outstanding, ensuring learners at Spine Road are well prepared for matriculation and future careers,” SEA said.

Steenberg’s Cove Primêre Skool, a no-fee quintile 2 school in St Helena Bay, was also acknowledged for providing a safe and stable environment that offers hope and opportunity to the surrounding rural community.

“The school sets clear and consistent expectations, valuing respect and positive problem-solving,” the organisation said.

“There are countless other examples that show that, while there is still much work to be done, our schools can achieve quality learning outcomes no matter what challenges they face.”

SEA Chief Evaluator David Millar said the reports strengthened accountability by giving school management teams, districts, and school governing bodies shared reference points to monitor progress and hold one another accountable.

“SEA reports offer actionable recommendations: specific, practical next steps (not vague advice) which enable schools to translate findings into real improvement,” Millar said.

“Of course, SEA reports focus on what matters most. By prioritising key issues, our reports show schools what to focus on instead of spreading improvement efforts too thinly.”

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Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela said on Friday South Africa still lacked a coherent national system to identify the skills its economy needs, warning that fragmented planning was weakening efforts to tackle unemployment and youth exclusion.

Speaking at the inauguration of the PSETA–University of Johannesburg Public Sector Skills Planning Research Observatory, Manamela said South Africa’s skills planning system had long suffered from weak coordination, duplication and poor integration between institutions.

“Does the South African state actually know what its economy needs? Does it know what its citizens require? Does it know what skills it must build, and where, and by when, and for whom?” Manamela said.

“The honest answer is: not well enough.”

Manamela said the new observatory should form part of a national effort to build a single skills intelligence system capable of helping government, universities, SETAs and research bodies plan for future labour market needs.

“A state that cannot see its own labour market cannot plan its own future. Skills intelligence is therefore not back-office work. It is sovereign work,” he said.

He said South Africa was facing a period of rapid change driven by digitalisation, artificial intelligence, the just energy transition, demographic shifts and global instability. At home, he said, unemployment, inequality, poverty, weak state capacity and youth exclusion remained persistent challenges.

“More than three million young people remain outside employment, education and training. That is not a statistic. It is a condition that produces, every single day, the kind of question that young woman asked me,” Manamela said, referring to a young woman at a Community Education and Training centre who had asked who decided which courses were offered and whether they would lead to jobs.

He said skills planning could no longer be treated as a compliance exercise and had to become a strategic tool for national development.

“For too long, our skills planning systems have suffered from fragmentation, duplication and weak coordination,” Manamela said.

“We have multiple data sources that do not speak to one another. We have Workplace Skills Plans and Sector Skills Plans that have, in too many cases, become exercises in reporting rather than instruments of decision-making.”

Manamela said the country had critical skills shortages alongside graduates unable to find pathways into employment, while industrial policy, economic planning, public sector reform and the skills system often produced separate assessments of what the country needed.

“Improving the data alone will not solve this. What is required is institutional integration and a shared national skills intelligence capability,” he said.

He said the Human Resource Development Council would be repositioned at the centre of a single national skills intelligence architecture, with sectoral observatories such as the PSETA–UJ initiative serving as specialised nodes within that system.

“South Africa cannot afford many competing claims to national skills intelligence,” he said.

“They are nodes: specialised, expert, sectorally focused, feeding into a coherent national capability. They are not, and must not become, parallel claims to the function.”

Manamela said the DHET would retain responsibility for coordinating the post-school education and training system, but would work with SETAs, universities, TVET and CET colleges, SAQA, the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, the Council on Higher Education, the National School of Government, organised labour and business.

He said the observatory could help South Africa move from reactive to anticipatory planning by forecasting occupational demand, tracking labour market changes and identifying emerging competencies before shortages became crises.

It could also support the professionalisation of the public service by mapping skills gaps, career pathways and workforce planning needs, he said.

“A capable, ethical and developmental state requires more than slogans. It requires competency frameworks, structured career pathways, and evidence-based workforce planning,” Manamela said.

He said the future public service would be more digital, data-driven, and analytically demanding, but warned that technology alone would not improve service delivery without the right human capability.

“This is not primarily a technology story. It is a capability story. It is about whether South Africa builds a state that can use digital tools to deliver services better, or one that procures digital systems and continues to deliver services badly,” he said.

Manamela said the skills intelligence system South Africa needed did not yet exist, but was being built through the Human Resource Development Council, SETAs, universities, research councils and observatories such as the one launched at UJ.

“The honest answer to [the student], the answer I want to be able to give in five years’ time is that those decisions are no longer made in fragments,” he said.

“That they are made on the basis of a national skills intelligence system that actually sees the economy, that actually sees its citizens, and that actually plans for both.”

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By Charmaine Ndlela

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli has handed over a Huawei-supported cyber lab at her former school in Upington, saying the facility would help learners in an underserved community access digital learning and prepare for the future economy.

Speaking during the handover ceremony at Paballelo Senior Secondary School, Mhlauli said the occasion was deeply personal as the school played a major role in shaping her future.

“This school holds a very special place in my heart because this is the very school from which I matriculated. Returning here today, as Deputy Minister in the Presidency, is both humbling and emotional,” she said.

“I am very glad to be back at the institution that helped shape my journey and laid the foundation for my future.”

Mhlauli said coming back to the school reminded her of the dreams learners carried and the educators who encouraged them to strive for success despite challenges.

The event also coincided with the 30th anniversary of the adoption of South Africa’s Constitution, which Mhlauli described as an important milestone for the country’s democracy.

“This milestone invites all of us, especially young people, to reflect on where this country comes from and where it is going,” she said.

“It reminds us of the sacrifices made by those who fought for freedom, dignity, equality and justice so that future generations could enjoy opportunities that many were once denied.”

Mhlauli also stressed the importance of the Department of Basic Education’s review of the history curriculum, saying young people must understand the country’s past in order to build a stronger future.

“History is not only about remembering where we come from, it is also about shaping the kind of future we want to build together as South Africans,” she said.

She described the handover of the cyber lab as more than just an official event, calling it “a meaningful investment in the future of the young people of this community”.

Mhlauli thanked Huawei for partnering with government and the school to support education and digital development.

“Partnerships such as these demonstrate the importance of collaboration between the public and private sectors in creating opportunities for our learners,” she said.

She added that education remained one of the most powerful tools to transform lives and fight inequality.

Addressing learners directly, Mhlauli encouraged them not to allow their circumstances to limit their ambitions.

“Your circumstances do not define your destiny. I stand before you today as proof that greatness can emerge from this very school and this very community,” she said.

“Remain disciplined, work hard, respect your educators and parents, and never stop believing in your potential.”

She also urged learners to make full use of the new cyber lab and the opportunities it could unlock.

“To the matric class of 2026, I want to encourage you to make full use of the opportunities that this new lab and its resources will provide,” she said.

“Use this facility to research career opportunities, apply to universities and colleges on time, and prepare yourselves for the future economy. Technology is a gateway to opportunity, and you must use it to unlock your full potential.”

Mhlauli further encouraged learners of the appropriate age to register to vote and actively participate in democracy.

“Your voice matters, your future matters, and your participation in our democracy matters,” she said.

“Young people must play an active role in shaping the future of our country. Do not wait until others make decisions on your behalf.”

She also thanked Huawei Deputy CEO Charles Cheng for supporting education initiatives in the country.

“Your contribution today will make a meaningful difference in the lives of many learners at Paballelo High School,” she said.

Mhlauli said government remained committed to improving educational outcomes and ensuring learners in underserved communities have access to opportunities and resources that prepare them for the future.

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