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Education Minister Randy Horton last night accused bosses at Whitney Institute Middle School of attempting to "cause upheaval" by advising staff to prepare for the school's closure.
Mr. Horton said he discovered via the media that the school administ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2008
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Teachers' leader Mike Charles last night called on Education Minister Randy Horton to provide a detailed timetable for the reform of public schools.
Mr. Charles, general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT), said the Minister's claim on Tuesd...
DATE: Jun 19, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton has rejected claims that teachers have been left out of the ongoing reform of the public school system.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers took out a full-page advert in The Royal Gazette last week complaining that the Mini...
DATE: Jun 18, 2008
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Public school teachers have taken out a full-page advert citing "grave concerns" about educational reform in today's edition of The Royal Gazette.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) notice repeats claims that the Ministry of Education has "largely i...
DATE: Jun 12, 2008
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons called last night for proper debate in the Senate on a law granting new concessions to the Coco Reef Resort.
Premier Ewart Brown shut down discussion on the Hotels Concession (Coco Reef Resort) Order 2008 in th...
DATE: Jun 11, 2008
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Driven, hard-working students are being offered the chance to prove their worth to potential employers this summer — and get paid for their efforts.
The Berkeley Foundation — a fundraising charity for the Berkeley Institute — and Bermuda College have...
DATE: Jun 11, 2008
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons claimed yesterday that plans to cluster groups of public schools under one board could prove counter-productive.
The United Bermuda Party MP attended a public forum on Tuesday night which saw worried parents fr...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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Students sitting early morning exams later this month have been granted a slight reprieve: they now won't have to get their brains into gear until 6.30 a.m.
The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) told The Royal Gazette yesterday that it had...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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Students at Saltus Grammar School are due to sit a mathematics exam at 6 a.m. today — becoming the first youngsters on the Island to face a new early start time laid down by England's biggest exam board to combat cheating.
Fifteen pupils in the senio...
DATE: May 15, 2008
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Parents will get the chance to find out more about the reform of the public school system and ask questions of Education Minister Randy Horton this week.
Mr. Horton and his team are holding three meetings across the Island to update the public on the...
DATE: May 12, 2008
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