community forums held during Education Month in February.
The first responsibility of the new Board of Education for the year 2000 was to plan Education Month that is held annually in February. While the task appeared to be mammoth, each member commi...
The policy surrounding the involuntary transfer of teachers i Government schools has been revamped and the new version will come into effect on September 1.
The news came on Friday as Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith questioned what criteria surro...
Assembly.
Shadow Development and Opportunity Minister Allan Marshall said:"We tried to tell the Minister that more consultation was needed and maybe he has learned a lesson that consultation throughout the community is surely the way forward,'' he sa...
Academic Dr. Eva Hodgson has hit back at claims that the Bermuda College board is operating in a politically motivated way.
And she questioned why former Education Minister Tim Smith said the board should not be politically appointed when he did noth...
MP In the wake of continued debate over the quality of the public education system, here is the first of two viewpoints on how Bermuda can improve its education system. Government MP Dale Butler is a former teacher and was principal of St. George's ...
The principal of Bermuda's largest secondary school has hit back at critics of public education and urged parents to have faith in the system and their children.
Kalmar Richards, head teacher of CedarBridge Academy, said students taught at Government...
"critical'' need for funds.
But while the day for closure of its doors has never been far off for its 40 students -- even though it achieves an 84 percent success rate -- founder Neletha Butterfield said yesterday she has never done "it'' for the mon...
DATE: Jul 07, 2000 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
Parents attending forums on education have called for teachers to be drug tested, according to a Board of Education document released this week.
But forums -- held in schools across the Island in February -- also said schools should have the same fac...
DATE: Jul 07, 2000 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
New Bermuda College vice president Dr. Larita Alford's bid to boost enrolment could hit the buffers in 2002 when high school students will be given the chance to continue for another year before leaving.
She said: "We have to have a plan in place and...
The awarding of Government contracts in Bermuda has always been a subject that riles certain individuals in Bermuda. Take Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb for instance.
Reporting on the Motion to Adjourn debate from the previous day, the June 1...
