DeVos Hits Bush, Obama on Education Policy
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took to task previous administrations – both Democratic and Republican – for taking too heavy-handed an approach in driving education policy, resulting in stagnant academic achievement despite billions of federal dollars spent.
“Politicians from both parties just can’t help themselves,” she said. “They have talked about painting education in new colors and even broader strokes. But each time, reform has not fundamentally changed the system. Each attempt has really just been a new coat of paint on the same old wall.”
Source : USnews
Reps summon Education Minister over National HW budget
ABUJA-MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committee in Basic Education on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Education to appear before it tomorrow, Thursday to explain the unrealistic budget presentation on the proposed national headquarters of the ministry.
Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education Chairman of the Committee, Rep Zakari Mohammed,APC, Kwara made this declaration during budget defence by officials of the ministry. He told the officials to come back “tomorrow with your Minister to explain how the contract to complete your headquarters was jerked up from N38bn to N78bn.
Source : Vanguard
Administrator Calls For Huge Investments In Education
Governmental issues
An individual from the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Segun Olulade, has called for enormous interests in training to light up the eventual fate of the more youthful age and the nation.
Olulade, speaking to Epe Constituency II at the Assembly made the supplication at a lunch get-together he sorted out of appreciation for 324 splendid understudies in 2016/2017 scholarly session crosswise over open grade schools in the electorate.
As indicated by him, endeavors must be made to empower students and educators so as to propel the training part and quicken national development and advancement.
“It took eight years of my life before I went to the university. I am catching them young and giving them a direction from the beginning, and this is a thing of joy for me.
“We should understand that every child is ours. We cannot just train our own children and leave others,’’ Olulade said.
According to him, there are some families who cannot afford to send their children or their wards to public schools, not to talk of private schools.
Source : Pmnews