Education budget must be protected, prioritized and managed properly in this pandemic
Kolisen Blong Leftemap Edukesen (KoBLE) has acknowledged the Government for easing the restriction to allow schools and learning institutions to reopen with strict conditions of COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
“The closing of schools due to the pandemic has impacted the learning of students. It is important now to act quickly to monitor and assess the impact of the school closure on the students,” KoBLE stated.
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KoBLE urges Education Authorities to assess learning effectiveness during disaster-induced school closures
“Do schools have dedicated staff able to provide psychological support to the students during the aftermath of the emergency, and conduct learning assessments to measure the learning loss during school closures?” KoBLE questioned.
KoBLE wants Ministry of Education to promote good governance and oversight
The Kolisen Blong Leftemap Edukesen (KoBLE) Association and its members are calling on the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to promote good governance and oversight in the education sector, particularly on school councils, and school management.
KoBLE: Preparing to celebrate 43 years of independence, is a good time to give our education system a full check-up. How have we done?
Whilst it is great to celebrate freeing ourselves from colonialism and becoming an independent sovereign nation, what have we replaced it with? Or have we even replaced it? For the Kolisen Blong Leftemap Edukesen (KoBLE) Association and its members, the question remains — how satisfied are we with the country’s performance in all levels of education, formal, informal and non-formal since independence?