Jamaica’s growing literacy crisis and its impact on teachers

We cannot continue to normalise students leaving primary school without mastering basic literacy and numeracy skills. The ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Jamaica voters reject school closure

JAMAICA — Residents rejected a proposal to close Jamaica Village School in an 85-56 vote Tuesday. A consolidation plan from the West River Education District Board involved offloading JVS and ...
Boston Herald

A Jamaica Plain school went into ‘safe mode’ while staff searched for a missing student

A Jamaica Plain school went into “safe mode” Friday morning as staff searched for a student who had been reported missing, according to school officials. The Curley K-8 School was put in “safe mode” ...
AOL

Staffers at a school for troubled teens in Jamaica arrested on charges of child abuse

Four employees of a school for troubled teenagers in Jamaica were arrested and charged with child abuse Friday in an ongoing investigation into the American-owned facility. Jamaica’s Child Protection ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Structural inequality undermines Jamaica’s schools

Despite strong teacher appraisals, Jamaica’s education system remains crippled by deep structural failures. According to the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, 93% of the nation’s teachers are rated ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Proposal closes Jamaica, Townshend schools, moves them to NewBrook

TOWNSHEND — Ahead of budget season and a report coming to the Legislature on education funding, the West River Education District Board will be presenting a plan to close elementary schools in Jamaica ...