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7 Must-Know Classroom Technology Trends that are Changing Education
Josephine | November 8, 2016
In today’s mobile-centric, always connected school environments, keeping up with new technology trends can have a major impact on your continued ability to offer your students the education they want...
5 Tech Trends that Could Supercharge Education in 2016
Josephine | October 10, 2016
The technologies of tomorrow are already making headway into education, and others are poised for mass distribution in 2016.
Bells toll at private schools - JSIA claims more than 300 closed in five years while others are floundering
Josephine | October 10, 2016
Wesley Boynes, president of the Jamaica Independent Schools' Association (JISA), has estimated that more than 300 private schools across the island have been shuttered in the last five years.
Whither Performance-Based Contracts For Jamaican Teachers (Part 2)
Nadine | September 26, 2016
In Part 1 of this series, I examined the principle and practice of performance-based contracting and showed, among other things, that school improvement plans (SIPs), which are being developed and...
Whither Performance-Based Contracts For Jamaican Teachers – Part 1
Nadine | September 26, 2016
The issue of performance-based contracts for teachers is again a point of public discussion. Frankly, it is time to move from talk to action. The Gleaner raised this matter in its Fourth Floor...
Gender Gap In Education Sector Still A Major Concern - UWI Lecturer
Nadine | September 20, 2016
Lecturer in educational policy, planning, and leadership at the University of the West Indies (UWI)-based School of Education, Dr Canute Thompson, has raised concerns about the gender gap which...
Mico study offers key to boosting students performance in math
Nadine | September 15, 2016
A pilot research on mathematics, conducted by Mico University College’s Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Mathematics Teaching (CCEMaT), has revealed that building teachers’ knowledge and developing...
Target Teacher Training - Education Needs Top Quality For Transformation
Nadine | September 13, 2016
A call for a fresh, new template for training teachers has come from a group of education thinkers who acknowledge that raising teacher quality is a key factor in student achievement.
Education for Sustainable Development: Kenya bridges the GAP
Nadine | April 21, 2016
The Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MoEST) committed to becoming a Champion country for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at the Aichi-Nagoya Conference in 2014....
MINISTRY TO REMOVE AUXILIARY FEES IN SEPTEMBER
Althea | April 21, 2016

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