Johnson wired and inspired to serve as JTA boss

Wakanda News Details

Johnson wired and inspired to serve as JTA boss

WESTERN BUREAU: With more than 20 years of service to education under his belt, Leighton Johnson, the principal of Muschett High School in Trelawny, says he is inspired, wired, and ready to transform the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) if he is...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

You may also like

400,000 may be in cyber limbo - Online deficit could leave students behind

Hundreds of thousands of Jamaican students may be unable to tap into online learning because of inaccessibility to computers at home as the academic year gets under way today, Education Minister Fayval Williams has said. The yawning vacuum in...

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Guest Editorial: Strong evidence for in-person schooling | New Pittsburgh Courier

Public schools nationwide are struggling with the question of when to return to in-person schooling. There is strong new evidence that in-person schooling can resume safely, especially at lower grade levels. There is also clear evidence that the longer in-person schooling is delayed the more it

fave

Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Corporate Hands | TIP Friendly Society awards $3.3 million in scholarships

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mzee Ajwang', father of the Kajwang's, is dead

According to Moses, his father has been suffering from diabetes and hypertension.

fave

Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

WATCH | Vaccination of teachers underway in Western Cape | News24

It's all systems go for the Western Cape government's plan to start the vaccination of teachers.

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

PM concern about 2,000 school 'dropouts' during pandemic - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Given the various extenuating circumstances surrounding the pandemic, TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) president, Antonia De Freitas, said some of the 2,000 students who were unable to access online classes since March 2020 will likely continue their education once normal classes resume.

fave

Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Saturday school is out as SCS lays out options for school year calendar

After pushback from teachers and school board members, Saturday school is out as an option to help Memphis students catch up after missing 44 days of school because of coronavirus

fave

Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Nigeria: UNICEF Enrols 500,000 Girls in Primary Schools in Katsina

[This Day] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced the enrolment of over 500,000 girls in primary schools in Katsina State through its Girl's Education Project (GEP 3) as part of efforts to reduce the spate of out-of-school children in the state.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Schools set to reopen as teachers directed to report on Monday

Teachers have been ordered to report to school by Monday signalling resumption of learning soon amid ill-preparedness by parents on the new dates.

fave

Source: Business Daily

Famed balata artist George Tancredo dead, fans pay tribute - Stabroek News

Balata craftsman and former primary school teacher George Tancredo of Nappi Village, Central Rupununi, who was known for seizing attention with his beautifully created pieces, died on October 30, following a tragic

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

We hope that we do not have to close schools early again - basic education department | News24

The Department of Basic Education says it hopes schools will not be forced to close again due to Covid-19 as the impact will be devastating.

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Lockdown education cannot wait but….

While the less-disadvantaged parents and caregivers are arranging online learning for their children, learners who depend on government-subsidised classroom-based education wait at home and hope for

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Pilot face-to-face teaching gets under way | News |

The Ministry of Education is reporting that 16 of the 17 schools selected to participate in the pilot of face-to-face teaching began classes today. It says Yallahs High School has asked to begin tomorrow because of flooding on the compound. The...

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

An affectionate thank you to a truly special person - Ms. Daphne Rogers - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, It was with sadness that I learnt of the recent death of my former teacher Ms. The article An affectionate thank you to a truly special person - Ms. Daphne Rogers appeared first on Stabroek News.

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Kenya: Jobless Teacher's Pain Over Elusive Nairobi County Job

[Nation] It was at the height of Covid-19 pandemic, when many had lost their lives and livelihoods to the disease.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Teaching staff praised by Secretary of State for Education - Voice Online

NOW THAT children have returned to school, Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education,... The post Teaching staff praised by Secretary of State for Education appeared first on Voice Online.

fave

Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

VM Foundation provides tablets for needy students

The VM Foundation, through Geo Tech Vision’s EduTechAid Programme, moved last month to help close the digital divide in this time when teaching has largely shifted online, putting students without computers or tablets at a serious

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Smooth start to face-to-face at Somerton All-Age

WESTERN BUREAU: Face-to-face classes were completed successfully at Somerton All-Age and Infant in St James on Tuesday as a 17-school pilot got under way with COVID-19 social-distancing and sanitising protocols. Somerton was one of three schools...

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Staffer at a Cape Town primary school tests positive for Covid-19

A staff member at Hague Primary School in Delft in Cape Town has tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Education said on

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

US debates school reopening, WHO warns 'no return to normal' : TheGrio

MIAMI (AP) — The resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States ignited fierce debate Monday about whether to reopen... View Article The post US debates school reopening, WHO warns ‘no return to normal’ appeared first on TheGrio.

fave

Source: theGrio

#BTColumn – Eleven Plus signs - Barbados Today

The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Ralph Jemmott A headline in the Press of September 7 read “Plus Sign” and much of the content dealt with matters pertaining to the results of the 2021 Common Entrance

fave

Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.

DeKalb Schools set to present plan for reopening schools in the fall - Atlanta Tribune

By Marlon A. Walker The DeKalb County School District will continue preparing its road map for bringing students and teachers back to classrooms for the upcoming school year, district officials said after state officials announced guidance for K-12 school systems. The plan, which will be presented

fave

Source: Atlanta Tribune

8,000 primary teachers pressure govt for full employment

Over 8 000 Initial Primary Teacher Education (IPTE) graduates of the thirteenth and fourteenth cohorts are on government’s neck pressuring it to fully employ them arguing the country is wasting “too much human resource,” especially in the Ministry of Education. Some of the IPTE 14 teachers, who on

fave

Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

3,635 SEA supervisory staff vaccinated - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

EDUCATION Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has said 3,635 of the staff responsible for supervising the July 1 SEA exam have been vaccinated against covid19. She was responding to urgent questions in Parliament on Wednesday morning. Asked by Tabaquite MP Anita Haynes how many supervisors have

fave

Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Namibia: Incomplete Projects Irk Oshana Governor

[New Era] Ongwediva -- The governor of Oshana, Elia Irimari, has expressed concern with a number of incomplete government projects as well as the scourge of gender-based violence in his region.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Rockhouse Foundation feeding 200 families weekly as pandemic bites Westmoreland

When the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly upended the tenuous existence of parents and children in sections of the parish of Westmoreland, the Rockhouse Foundation, which was already providing the major meal for almost 150 early childhood and primary...

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Kenya: How Prof Damaris Paristau Is Inspiring Maasai Girls to Pursue Education

[Nation] When Prof Eddah Gachukia was criss-crossing Kajiado County in the 1970s and 1980s to advise members of the Maasai community to send their girls to school, little did she know that her efforts would pay dividends years later.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Moyale Barracks Soldier is best MSCE Geography Teacher in the North | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

The 2020 academic calendar was one of the most disrupted in recent history with the end result being also one with the worst Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination results recorded in about a decade. The year saw schools being closed for almost six months due to the high

fave

Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news

Rwanda: Why MPs Want More Incentives for Teachers

Some members of parliament recently suggested the idea of government rolling out special incentives for teachers to help uplift their welfare, which, they say will go a long way in boosting the quality of education in the

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Shock in Murang’a as body of pupil, 13, found by mum in bedroom

A 13-year-old girl from Gatanga, Murang'a County, died shortly after she was sent home on Tuesday morning.

fave

Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

More from Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaica to expunge Garvey's criminal record

High spirits! - Alcohol interests say cheers as Gov’t loosens COVID ban on bars

PM: Public-sector jobs safe for now, but economy vulnerable

‘My son’s always been a leader’ - Jamaican mom proud of history-making black valedictorian at Princeton

Gov’t against July CXC exams

PORK POT SAFE - Senior glad after receiving COVID compassionate grant

Robbery mastermind, crony killed in MoBay gunfight

Digital arts operator holds animation training online

New curfew hours, rules for bars and churches

COVID tally increases to 505 as three more ship workers test positive

Child abuse alarm - Reports plunge, potentially giving predators free rein

‘Contact tracing breaks the back of virus’

GG rallies Jamaicans to back COVID-19 fight

Drive-thru church brings joy to moms

Mom wounded while parting fighting sons dies

Iberostar: We weren’t at fault for SET Cash saga

63-y-o makes dramatic escape as fire guts home

Storms, COVID-19 could strain emergency arms – Guy

Live-stream dream - COVID-19 opens new doors for real-time viewership

HIV-positive women get helping hand on Mother’s Day

West Jamaica Adventists gift $5m in foodstuff

Four arrested in connection with St Catherine firearm seizure

Commonwealth Secretary-General urges members to leverage economic opportunities

Growth & Jobs | Devastated! - Resort town of Ocho Rios down but not out

Growth & Jobs | Class in session: Teachers maximising the virtual learning experience

Growth & Jobs | Focus on productivity when managing a team remotely

Spanish Flu survivor has faint memories of pandemic

Jodian Fearons mom among nearly 200 Jamaicans flying home Wednesday

National partners with FFP to build 10 homes for indigent

Immigration Corner | Can I add my mother, nephew to my application?

Immigration Corner | Retrieving seized items from Customs

Immigration Corner | How will marrying a US citizen affect my filing?

Security beefed up after robbery of care packages in St Mary

Section of Constant Spring Road to be repaved

Liguanea Ave in St Andrew being closed to replace defective bridge

Employee at National Laboratory Services tests positive for COVID-19

NWC reports significant increase in trucking of water

Father and son injured in St Thomas home invasion

St Elizabeth farmers get equipment to fight fires

$2.8M worth of ganja, credit card grabber and POS machine seized in Hanover

Parish Court outstation in Annotto Bay closed

Spanish Town mayor wants to replace Daley as PNP region four chairman

Two new coronavirus cases push tally to 507, recoveries reach 100

JDF probing Bray Street shooting

Mustard Seed Communities gets donation valued at US$2,150

Black Hill main road in Portland to be closed

Five bodies found in shallow graves in St Andrews Danger Island

Court to live stream Manchester fraud trial verdict Friday

Air tragedy - ‘Mark was like my son,’ says local instructor, as Jamaican student pilot dies in Florida crash

As MPs squabble over renaming, ‘Warmy’ blasts political honours

Science Facts

Business Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)