Liberia: Education Stakeholders, CSOs Want Pres. Weah Disengage Outsourcing Public Schools

A group of civil society organizations (CSOs), under the auspices of the National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL) in collaboration with the Consortium of Education Defenders of Liberia (COEDEL), has called on President George Weah to disengage in any arrangement or plan in the outsourcing of public schools to Bridge International Academies (BIA) or any other party of the same nature.

BIA is a social enterprise that runs a network of schools, beginning in Kenya in 2007. It aims to ensure more children have increased access to quality education. To achieve this, BIA supports government schools and also run community schools.

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