CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has launched the regional teacher survey to explore how education systems have been affected by school closures and the massive shift from face-to-face to distance education.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The island’s Central Bank – the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), has announced plans to launch a J$20million initiative to benefit students.

Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board member Dr. Steve Gallon III, North Region Superintendent Dr. Verena Cabrera, District administrators, Principal Rhonda L. Gaines-Miller of Thomas Jefferson Middle, Principal Marie R. Dugas of Biscayne Gardens Elementary, and students from both schools gathered this morning for a topping-out ceremony for the Biscayne Gardens Elementary/Thomas Jefferson Middle K-8 Center Conversion in northern Miami.

This pandemic has forced many of us to deal with situations which have become life or death due to the health risks brought by COVID-19. Professionals in the health field have been frontline warriors in supporting our sick and ill area residents. Many of those workers have encountered situations that they thought they would never be faced with. Other service areas have also been affected by this unprecedented event.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican schools will continue to benefit from professional and academic support provided by Cuban teachers, following the signing of an agreement between the countries on Wednesday to extend the bilateral cooperation in education.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (UWI) has formulated a financial aid strategy for new and returning Vincentian students as a form of support for the volcano-hit island.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government Monday announced the postponement of all the remaining national assessments at the primary level until the latter half of the Christmas Term of the upcoming 2021/2022 academic year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nations Children’s agency  (UNICEF)  is urging the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) not to proceed with this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations in their current form given the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic..

At the School Board meeting of May 19, 2021, School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III recognized Miami Norland Senior High School students for being the grand prize winners of the Aspen Challenge.

On Saturday, May 22, 2021 School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III was humbled and honored to receive the “GLO” Award, in honor of Gloria Ford at the 5^th Annual Generational Cure Black & White Gala for his unselfish contribution to the learning and lives of our youth over the past three decades. Their mission is to “Uproot the inherited issues of our older generations to cure the prolonged problems in today's youth.” They seek to provide “a beacon for those concealed within a repetitive cycle of dead ends.”

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Friday said that all schools, except for those that have already been re-opened, will remain closed until the month of September.

WASHINGTON - Outlining a platform to increase STEM careers in urban and minority communities, Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and president of STEM NOLA, told a congressional briefing that children must be exposed to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education at an early age and K-12 teachers need better preparation to be more effective.