Education Minister Calls Liberian Graduates 'Worthless'
George Werner says high school and university graduates are "so large and so inadequately prepared" to contribute to the economy.
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Liberia:
Liberia's Messy Education - Govt Has Limited Time to Fix
FrontPageAfrica, 4 September 2015
The Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf-led government is racing against time to fulfill a number of project deliverables it hopes will leave an imprint on the legacy of the ruling Unity Party.… Read more »
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Liberia:
State of Emergency - Liberia's Education System in Dire Straits
FrontPageAfrica, 24 July 2015
The Ministry of Education in Liberia has declared Liberia's education system to be in a state of emergency, according to a report from the Joint Education Sector Review. Read more »
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Liberia:
'Leave Werner Alone'-Freeman Backs Closure of Schools
FrontPageAfrica, 11 July 2015
Education in Liberia was severely affected by the First Liberian Civil War and Second Liberian Civil War, between 1989 and 2003. In 2010, the literacy rate of Liberia was estimated… Read more »
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Liberia:
Ineligible 9th, 12th Graders to Re-Sit WAEC Exams May 2016 - MOE
LINA, 6 September 2015
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that ineligible 9th and 12thgrade students who sat the Private Candidates' Examination (PCE) during the 2015 condensed school year… Read more »
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Liberia:
Educational Reform Is Not Quick Fix Approach
NEWS, 5 June 2015
George Werner has finally taken over as Minister of Education following a turning over ceremony held at the ministry in Sinkor on Wednesday. He assumed the responsibility as the… Read more »
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Liberia:
CEO Says Students Fail Exams Due to 'Low Attention'
LINA, 16 May 2015
Grand Cape Mount County Education Officer (CEO) Dwight Harvey has blamed the mass failure of the county's students in the West African Examinations Council exams on "low attention… Read more »
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Liberia:
Liberia - the Education System Needs Transformation
Liberian Observer, 27 April 2015
Liberia's education system is severely imbalance in the provision and delivery of services, facility management, staff supervision and bureaucratic control. The system has failed… Read more »
InFocus
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The University of Liberia has again reported another mass failure in its entrance exams, this time only 15 out of 15, 000 made a successful pass. Read more »
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In the wake of the mass failure of more than 24,000 high-school leavers who sat the state university's admission exams, the government has declared the provision of quality ... Read more »