Whitney Hough
Whitney Hough is a Ph.D. candidate in International and Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on teacher agency, secondary education in emergencies, and the nexus of education, conflict, and peacebuilding.
Written by Whitney Hough
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 April 2025 Teacher compensation in South Sudan: The human cost of underinvestment
Mading Peter Angong, Sarah Etzel, Whitney Hough, Mary Mendenhall, Kemigisha Richardson, Tiffany Tryon, Malok Mading Wol
Teachers in South Sudan are the foundation of the education system, providing critical support in one of the most challenging environments globally. Despite their indispensable role, they face widespread financial instability, chronic delays in salary payments, and wages that are far below a livable standard. These issues destabilize the education...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Teacher compensation in crisis contexts: Problems & paradoxes for paying teachers in South Sudan
Mading Peter Angong, Sarah Etzel, Whitney Hough, Mary Mendenhall, Kemigisha Richardson, Tiffany Tryon, Malok Mading Wol
28 April 2025Teacher compensation in crisis contexts: Problems & paradoxes for paying teachers in South SudanTeachers are essential to upholding the right to quality education for children in crisis and displacement contexts, yet they often experience delayed, irregular, or insufficient compensation, leading to demotivation, absenteeism, and destabilization of educational systems.