The suspended County Education Officer of Nimba, Wleh T. Selah, will be reinstated in a different role after being cleared of payroll fraud.
OP-ED: Are We Ready To Fix Our Broken Education System?
This article is the first in a series of articles that will be released by The Covenant with Liberia team, which is a sociopolitical movement of grassroots activists, civil society organizations, and political leaders passionate about engaging ordinary Liberians to create lasting solutions to the country’s biggest socioeconomic problems.
Author Sees Children as Key to a Corruption-free Liberia
Speaking to Liberian writer and activist Robtel Neajai Pailey, one can glean the strong disdain she has for the kickbacks and bribery that are ubiquitous in all sectors of Liberian society.
Ricks Institute Defies Gov’t Education Reform Policy
Ricks Institute has challenged the Ministry of Education’s reform policy which requested that no schools hold a graduation due to the shortened school year.
Gov’t-trained Teachers Protest at Ministry of Education Over Lack of Placement
On Thursday approximately 30 graduates of the various Rural Teacher Training Institutes entered the compound of the Ministry of Education to protest. They said the ministry had not fulfilled its obligation to place them in teaching positions since graduating from the institutes.
Liberian Students Describe How They Spent Their School Break
With the start of the 2015 – 2016 school year approaching, The Bush Chicken asked a cross-section of primary, secondary and university students what they did for the school break.
Ministry of Education Continues With School Closure Despite Legislature’s Request
The Ministry of Education has announced the closure of primary and secondary schools in the country by July 31, 2015, contrary to the recommendations of the House of Representatives. Read the ministry’s full details of its plans.
Kakata Community College Enrollment Drops After WFP Ends School Feeding Program
Authorities at the Kakata Community College say there has been a 2.7 percent decline in the number of students enrolled at the school after schools opened in March.