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CBE at home leaves rural parents overwhelmed

Mary Lubia assists her PP1 children in the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum at her home in Kisumu. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

In rural western Kenya, parents are increasingly struggling with school assignments under the Competency-Based Education (CBE), two years after reforms by the Ministry of Education meant to ease the workload. Many say the burden has instead shifted from classrooms into homes, demanding time, money and resources they often cannot afford.

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