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• UN, World Bank urge school openings amid pandemic

   Oct 31, 2020

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The UN and World Bank pleaded in a new report Wednesday for schools to remain open despite COVID-19 risks,... more

• UWI Mona Guild thanks PM for $2.5 million donation

   Oct 20, 2020

  KINGSTON, Jamaica— The UWI Mona Guild Council has issued a statement heaping praises on Prime Minister Andrew Holness for contributing to student... more

• Online learning heartache

   Oct 18, 2020

  STUDENTS are now on midterm break from digital learning, but parents who have sat in on some of the online classes have taken issue with a number of things,... more

• Teething pains - Slowly but surely, students at Red Hills schools log on to new normal

   Oct 6, 2020

  We are wading through the water ... but we are making our way.” That’s how principal of Rock Hall All-Age School in St Andrew, Paula Plummer, summed... more

• CXC under fire

   Sep 26, 2020

  SEVERAL education ministries across the region have written to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) requesting an investigation into what has been... more

• #TeachersLivesMatter too!

   Jul 11, 2020

  In light of the recent protests across the world denouncing the harsh treatment and realities of minorities, especially blacks, I would like to borrow... more

• Am I a teacher of content or a teacher of skills?

   Jul 11, 2020

  hereis much debate about teaching in the 21st century and what it should look like. Most are clamouring for science-centred (STEM) education to meet the... more

• School leaders offered training to manage institutions remotely

   May 23, 2020

  STARTING June 1, school leaders across Jamaica will participate in a virtual instructional leadership (VIL) online course, which will equip them with the... more

• Transitioning to the virtual classroom

   Apr 12, 2020

  TheCOVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of most educational institutions across the globe. This drastic and unprecedented world event has accelerated... more

• Hills Big Barriers To Online Learning

   Apr 1, 2020

  The postponement of in-person classes until after Easter is taking a toll on a single mother whose daughter is finding it challenging preparing for upcoming... more