Georgetown : United Nations Secretary General Ban-ki Moon has called on the expertise of President Donald Ramotar as he organises a special select committee to review the education system globally.
The Guyanese Head of State was invited to serve for a period of one year on the Group of Member States Champions of the Education First Initiative that will be officially launched on September 26.
The news was disclosed today at an education month rally which culminated at the auditorium of Queen’s College and President Ramotar credited his invitation to sit on the committee to the “tremendous” work that is being done by all stakeholders who have over the years served with loyalty in the country’s education system.
The UN Secretary General had only recently bemoaned the fact that the world is not on track to provide education for all by 2015, pointing to glaring statistics which show that there are 775 million illiterate adults and 61 million children out of primary school.
Guyana has been credited with attaining universal primary education and is making significant strides towards achieving secondary education at that level. This can be attributed the hundreds of schools, at all levels that have been built in all the administrative regions to ensure the nation’s children have access to education.
The Government’s School Feeding and Uniform Programmes have been credited with boosting attendance and performance in hinterland communities.
The Government has, as well, been providing text books and other tools for learning, especially at the primary and secondary levels.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand has introduced a pilot project in several secondary schools with the aim of boosting English and Mathematics grades.
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