KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says it has no intention to increase tuition fees as it announced new initiatives to fund the operations of the region’s main tertiary institution.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) crystallizing these three major threads of collaboration in education, trade policy and in youth development.

MIAMI  — Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett have announced a $40 million gift to FIU. The gift is unrestricted and will be used to support student success programs.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has warned the government that it will not give it a clean slate ahead of the re-opening of schools in September in light of the ongoing concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The World Bank has approved a US$6.7 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the Guyana Education Sector Program Project that is aimed at improving learning in nursery schools, increase technology use in primary schools, and improve functionality of the national education management information system.

During times of crisis, theart of giving is accentuated by individuals who go to great lengths to serve the community:volunteers. Although the giving of time during a pandemic can have its challenges, it can also help define who we are.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has historically received large numbers of foreign-born students during periods of unrest or when natural disasters impact areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic the recent eruption of the La Soufriere volcano on the island’s education system, will only be felt in ten years.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A survey conducted among students across the region has pointed to extremely dissatisfaction with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the arrangements the agency has made for this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has announced a ‘Recover Smarter-National School Learning and Intervention Plan’ aimed at helping students to recover from learning loss due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The school year is over, and students and teachers are on summer recess. But while school facilities are closed, many School Resource Officers (SROs) are still hard at work.

Miami, – Miami Dade College (MDC) honored ten alumni on the frontlines of the pandemic response and recovery during a special Heroes Edition of the MDC Alumni Hall of Fame. The annual event generated more than $1.2 million to support scholarships for current and future MDC students. The socially distanced awards ceremony was held at MDC Wolfson Campus and livestreamed. A recording of the event can be viewed at mdc.edu/livestream. View photos on the MDC Alumni Facebook page.