PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Industrial action taken by staff at the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) over lack of pay increases is set to intensify, the West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) has warned.

Recently, a big reveal took place at Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in Riviera Beach, FL as they celebrated a $50,000 Classroom Makeover, thanks to a generous grant from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and its charitable arm, the NextEra Energy Foundation. FPL has been recognized by the School District of Palm Beach County and the Florida Commissioner of Education for its critical role in supporting our schools and students.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles Monday warned that economies of regional countries are “sagging” and there is urgent need for a makeover.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – There is a call for greater collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and Jamaicans locally and in the diaspora, to tackle the culture of violent confrontations among students in schools.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced first-ever awards, totaling over $18 million, for the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program grants to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, strengthen the diversity of our teacher pipeline, and address teacher shortages.

With all the pressures of school, home, and the challenges of a post-COVID learning environment, now more than ever students of all ages need a support system to help them cope with all these changes as they strive to thrive and learn at school.

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis - Thirteen students from each of the eight (8) public schools on the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, were recipients of the Susanna Lee High School Scholarship on Thursday 23rd February 2023.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says acts of armed violence targeting schools in Haiti have spiked nine-fold in one year amid rising insecurity and widespread unrest.

Washington, DC - A trail-blazing Jamaican nurse-turned-politician is the latest person celebrated with her name on a University of Maryland School of Nursing building, amid acclaim from university as well as Maryland state officials calling her a phenomenal graduate of the school.

WASHINGTON DC - The Washington based David Wagga Hunt Scholarship Foundation received a boost on Saturday Night when the annual fundraising gala reported an initial intake of just over US sixty-five thousand dollars.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados School Nutrition Policy, created and approved by Cabinet in May 2022, will be rolled out on Wednesday, February 15.

The Biden-Harris Administration has released new data showing the number of people in each state who applied for student debt relief or were automatically eligible for relief. These borrowers could be benefitting from the Administration’s program right now were it not for lawsuits brought by elected officials and special interests. In August, President Biden announced his Administration’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in debt relief for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year. The Administration’s program aimed to protect borrowers most at risk of delinquency or default as a result of hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic when the payment pause ends.