February 28, 2017
Early Childhood Commission Looking to Certify 300 Schools by 2019
JIS: The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is deepening its engagement with existing partners and targeting new ones, as it seeks to certify approximately 300 basic schools by 2019. One hundred institutions, with…
February 27, 2017
Early Childhood Commission Helps To Raise Standards Of Basic Schools
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC), which has overall responsibility for child development from birth to eight years in Jamaica, is using an integrated approach to bringing all policies, standards, and…
February 26, 2017
Focus on Mathematics March 5-10
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has designated March 5-10 as National Mathematics Week. Thousands of students from grade four at the primary level through to grade 13 at the…
February 26, 2017
Gov’t Committed to Inclusive Education System
JIS: Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government remains committed to fostering an inclusive education system for the nation’s youth. “We have to develop a framework…
February 24, 2017
JN Project to Use Dancehall in Teaching Maths and Science
JIS: Jamaica National (JN) Foundation has collaborated with Mathematics and Science Professor at Columbia University, Christopher Emdin, to launch its ‘Science Genius Jamaica’ education project, which fuses dancehall music with science. The…