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                                    Tributes have been paid by the island’s teaching union to Dr Joseph Christopher, a former Commissioner of Education, who died earlier this week.
In a statement, the Bermuda Union of Teachers described Dr Christopher as a “man of immense intellectual ...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 12, 2021
                 
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   Timeline: 25 years of reforming public education
   1996:  Education Act passes and middle schools are introduced by the United Bermuda Party government.
   December 1998:  The Progressive Labour Party wins power.
   May 2007:  The Hopkins R...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 11, 2021
                 
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    The vast majority of the $9 million budget reduction for the Ministry of Education was achieved through the defunding of posts and government austerity measures, the House of Assembly was told yesterday.
The overall budget for the Ministry of Educati...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 11, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    
Yesterday, The Royal Gazette
   profiled the history of four primary schools  slated for closure under Government’s education reform proposals. Today, we feature the other five which could shut. Sarah Lagan reports.
   Elliot Primary School – 1846...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 11, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    Warwick Academy students won the top prize in the annual National Schools Debate Tournament, held at the weekend.
Teams from Bermuda High School, Saltus, Somersfield Academy and Warwick took part in an online version of the event.
Warwick senior stud...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 11, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Gareth Finighan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    Students considering attending higher education in the US will be able to take a virtual tour of a prestigious college later this month
   Troy University in Alabama will host the virtual information session for Bermudians through the US Consulate G...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 11, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Gareth Finighan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    The Minister of Education today pledged to provide professional development for educators which he described as critical to the success of education reform.
Government is considering closing nine primary schools as part of wide-ranging reforms which ...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 10, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    The teachers’ union is prepared to fight redundancies proposed as part of a major shake-up of the schools system, the organisation’s general secretary has said.
Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said: “We have not b...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 10, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    A proposal to close nine primary schools has attracted a mixed reaction from members of the community. 
   Sarah Lagan spoke to Parent Teacher Association members, parents, teachers and former students about the closure of their schools. Here’s what...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 10, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    
   JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER 1943-2021
A former Commissioner of Education and educational historian who documented segregation in Bermuda’s schools has died.
Joseph Christopher was 77.
Dr Christopher, a former principal at Sandys Secondary Middle School, ...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Mar 10, 2021
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer