Israel continues to operate with impunity in what seems to be a brutal and protracted experiment, while much of the world looks on, says RAMZY BAROUD
The lifelong learning house has been pulled down
DOUG NICHOLLS argues that the current cuts to adult residential learning represent the coup
de grace for lifelong education opportunities

ONLY publicly funded places of learning, communities of exploration, can instil the excitement to think critically and assimilate knowledge and provide the personal support needed to develop.
Virtual search engines are no substitute for the real investment in real people, in real institutions engaging together in a community of learning from birth to old age.
Useful knowledge may be gained from a random Google or Wikipedia search, but the discovery of truth and real understanding are skills accrued and nurtured with others.
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