Beyond the Trade: Why Liberia’s Vocational Graduates Still Struggle Despite Their Skills and Competence
Consider a tailor who sews as well as anyone in her neighborhood. Her training taught her to cut, stitch and ...
Tag: Ministry of Education
Liberia Cannot Build a Strong Education System by Cutting Corners in Teacher Training
THE QUALITY OF ANY education system begins with the quality of its teachers. Before a child reaches secondary school or ...
Teacher Colleges Offer 9-Month Certificates Against Liberia’s 18-Month Standard
MONROVIA — Some teachers trained to lay the foundation for Liberian children’s education are being certified in half the time ...
House Summons Education Ministry Over School Crisis
Rep. Dixon Seboe says the MCSS teachers’ dispute requires urgent attention as the House summons the Ministry of Education to ...
Liberia, Howard University Explore Partnership on Research, Teacher Training
Education Minister Jarso M. Jallah met with Howard University representatives to explore cooperation in research, teacher training, scholarships and academic ...
Children Sit on Bricks at Louisiana School With 77 Chairs for 722 Students
LOUISIANA TOWNSHIP, Montserrado County — About 13 miles (under 45 minutes drive) from the Capitol Building, where lawmakers pass the ...
Education Ministry Removes Over 1,000 Absent Teachers From Payroll
MONROVIA – More than 1,000 teachers who abandoned their classrooms have been struck from the government payroll, the Ministry of ...
Liberia: Girls Reach Near Parity In School Enrollment, But 36.4% Drop Out
Girls now account for about half of Liberia’s learners, but poverty, early pregnancy and other barriers continue to drive them ...
Free Education, Poor Conditions: J.F. Clarke Elementary Students Struggle for Seats
Students at J.F. Clarke Elementary School in Gbarnga use damaged chairs and cement blocks amid a shortage of functional classroom ...
Barsee, Com Cruz Named Civic Champions as Liberia Revives Civics in Schools
MONROVIA — Liberian musicians Barsee and Com Cruz have been signed as Civic Champions to help take civic education beyond ...
