Why ANAs were shelved
Johannesburg – The education of more than 8 million children has been thrown into disarray after the Department of Basic Education bowed to pressure from teacher unions and postponed the Annual National Assessments (ANAs).
The postponement seemed cast in stone as early as Tuesday when the South African Teachers Union (Sadtu), which is the majority union, threatened to boycott the tests. It called on its members to refuse to administer and mark the assessments.
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