The Challenges of Educating, 1 September 2010

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Credit: Timothy Spence

More than half of Liberia's schools were ruined during the country's civil war.
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Desks and tables were stolen or destroyed. Many students are now forced to bring their own chairs.
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Credit: Timothy Spence

Mango Towns chief allowed students to use a local mosque as a classroom when the school first re-opened in 2005.
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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has made education a priority of her government. But teachers say their voices often are not heard through the bureaucracy.
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Credit: Timothy Spence

John V. Lombeh, Bopolu Central High Schools vice principal, says a lack of water is a major challenge for his school.
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Despite learning in overcrowded classes students and teachers at Mango Town School follow the stipulated schedule and...
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Credit: Tom Maruko

... students recently won a spelling contest.
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Principal Joseph Dweh says these competitions have helped his school gain recognition.

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