Dar es Salaam. The debate over Tanzania’s emerging “two-tier” public education system has moved beyond questions of infrastructure and classroom shortages.
It is now raising a deeper national concern: whether the country is gradually creating two different futures for its children based on their parents’ ability to pay.
Across the country, a growing number of public schools now operate parallel systems. One stream offers enhanced English instruction, smaller classes and better learning facilities, often supported by parental contributions.
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