Tag: education reform
Call for students to finish at 18 years
Education officials are proposing to make it mandatory for students to attend school until they are 18.Director of Education Reform Dr Idamay Denny said...
Education reform plan seeks to better cater to special-needs students
The newly proposed reform of Barbados’ education system, which is slated to start in the 2025 academic year, will provide an improved focus on children with special needs.That was announced last Thursday...
Education Reform by 2025
If everything goes to plan, in 2025 the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination will be abolished and the proposed reform of the country's education...
Sociologist: Give youth a break
Entrepreneurship, finance and business training should be on the curriculum of all schools, starting at the primary level.The recommendation was made Dr Lisa Jaggernauth,...
$40 million boost for education
Government is planning a $40 million shake-up of the education system to be funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).It will include major curriculum...
Reform paper at PM
With the paper on education reform in the hands of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, the jury is still out on whether yesterday’s Barbados...