
Fixing Pakistan's Schools
Veteran Pakistan journalist Badar Alam discusses his country's education crisis; and Pakistanis share their own stories and solutions.

U.S. Aid to Pakistan
The U.S. will give $7.5 billion in civilian aid to Pakistan over the next 5 years. Billions have been spent in the past. What is different this time?

Extended Interviews
Interviews with education experts, including a former education minister, a USAID official, and a leader from Pakistan's religious right.
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- "Pakistan's education system needs a complete overhaul. It has created a culture of degrees instead of skills, a culture of shortcuts to pass exams instead of reading. All this has created a mediocre class of degree holders who do not know how to question or how to comprehend."
-- AQ Khan, Toronto, Canada