Changes to Egypt’s high school curriculum in the spotlight

The shakeup of the country’s high school curriculum has caught the attention of the international press, with Reuters writing that the recent changes to the curriculum “have left teachers and pupils scrambling to adjust, laying bare strains on state education provision.” The newswire connects the recent reduction in the number of subjects that count towards final grades with the state’s attempts to maintain the quality of public education while keeping the burden on the public purse in check amid a rising population.