Global Newsstand: Diverse teaching staffs are valuable, and more

“These are banner times for the education system across Australia and North America,” writes Jessie Tu. “... In the past few years, the lack of cultural diversity in mainstream media, sports and government has been a contentious topic of discussion. “One thing is evident today: while [Mahatma] Gandhi is hailed as the founding father of the Indian republic and one of the architects of democratic politics in modern India, it is not recognised equally well today that we can draw valuable lessons of political action and democracy from him,” writes Ramin Jahanbegloo.

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