In the wake of students’ mass failure in the recent West African Examinations Council Exams, where only 34 percent of students passed, the owner of the Harriet E. Parkinson Memorial Academy in Ganta is blaming WAEC.
67 Teachers in Rural Nimba Receiving Salaries Via Mobile Money
The Mobile Money project that was launched on May 21st to provide salaries to teachers in rural Nimba County through Lonestar Cell MTN has been activated.
River Gee and Grand Kru Left Out of PSL Initiative
As the operators participating in the Partnership Schools for Liberia initiative prepare for a September opening of schools, the Ministry of Education has disclosed that River Gee and Grand Kru will be left out of the initiative to allow private operators to manage public schools.
Education Ministry Trains School Administrators in M&E, Procurement, Financial Management
The Ministry of Education has concluded a capacity building workshop for school administrators in the Bein-Garr education district ahead of the start of the school year.
Sen. Taylor Calls for End to Child Marriages; Bomi Traditional Council Agrees
During a weekend where Bong’s Senator Jewel Howard Taylor called for the end of traditional practices that impeded access to education for girls, the head of the Bomi County Traditional Council, Chief Fakamu Samukai, has welcomed the idea to end early child marriages and promoting education for girls within his county.
Tubman University Suspends Woods, Fires Two, in Corruption Investigation
Tubman University has suspended Johnny C. Woods for his alleged involvement in kickbacks from GBECCO, a local construction company, according to an account from an employee who attended a meeting where the decision was announced.
Scholarship Drive Launched to Support 500 Students
Students Aid Liberia, a local non-for-profit organization in Paynesville will launch its second annual scholarship fund drive today, August 20.
Committee Formed to Investigate Corruption Allegations at Tubman University
In a press release issued late Wednesday night, authorities at the William V. S. Tubman University have said the university’s president “has constituted an ‘Independent Committee of Inquiry’ to investigate allegations against a senior staff of the university.” The university named the staff as Roland T. Barnes, associate vice president for facilities and campus operations. He was…