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The Ministry of Education has decided on the score that will be used as the basis for the selection of high school students whose Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) subjects will be paid for by the Government. The decision is to use a score of 40 percent based on an end...

Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean, says parenting is more than a job, noting that with strong parenting structures, a society sits on firm values. She said that studies have shown that children, who come from loving and stable homes, have positive values and attitudes, are highly unlikely to take part in unwholesome activities, and are more successful. "The Ministry of...

Fifteen non-traditional high schools are to participate in a pilot project aimed at improving the number of passes in mathematics in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The Higher Passes Project in Mathematics, which was launched on Monday (November 8) at the Girl Guides Headquarters in Kingston, will assist students to become familiar with the actual problems, solutions and...

The Porus High School in Manchester launched a values and attitudes campaign at the school on Wednesday (November 3) Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, said the campaign complements efforts being made, at the ministry level, to ensure that students are well behaved. "Schools are one of the prime socialization institutions in Jamaica, thus it is...

Schools in the eastern parishes - Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Mary and Portland - will remain closed Friday (November 5), due to the threat of Tropical Storm Tomas. Students in eastern parishes will have another holiday today, due to Tomas threat. Tropical Storm Tomas was expected to pass as close as 35 miles off the eastern end of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness has stated that the music and media fraternity has a responsibility to assist in maintaining the social fabric of the society, even as practitioners exercise freedom of expression. The Minister, who was addressing the launch of the book 'Music, Media and Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica' by Marcia Forbes at the Pegasus hotel in New...

The Meteorological Service has reported that the Hurricane Watch which has been in effect for Jamaica has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm Watch. With this new development the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) have decided to continue to monitor the weather system and will advise the public by noon...

Approximately 10,000 students from 80 high schools will benefit from the Grade Seven Intervention Programme (GSIP), which was launched on Tuesday (November 2) by the Core Curriculum Unit of the Ministry of Education, at the Caenwood Auditorium, Kingston. GSIP, when it kicks off in schools on Monday, November 8, will provide strategic support to Grade Seven students who received cut...

The Meteorological Service has reported that the Hurricane Watch which has been in effect for Jamaica has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm Watch. With this new development the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) have decided to continue to monitor the weather system and will advise the public by noon...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, is calling on Caribbean Americans to become fully engaged, and invest in their children's education. She noted that, otherwise, even brilliant children risk falling through the cracks in the education system of their adopted country. Ambassador Marks was addressing Caribbean Americans on Sunday (October 31), at an education rally/conference...

Teaching was not her first choice of a profession, but 2010 LASCO/Ministry of Education Principal of the Year, Pauleen Reid, has no regrets about her decision to enter the classroom. Principal of the Year, Pauleen Reid, of Holland High School, in Trelawny, proudly displays her trophy, which was presented to her during the LASCO/Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of...

Teaching was not her first choice of a profession, but 2010 LASCO/Ministry of Education Principal of the Year, Pauleen Reid, has no regrets about her decision to enter the classroom. Principal of the Year, Pauleen Reid, of Holland High School, in Trelawny, proudly displays her trophy, which was presented to her during the LASCO/Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of...