Green Party reaction No. 2 on the UPND Ist budget: EducationDear Editor,FIRSTLY, we greatly commend the UPND Government for the measures taken in the education sector, which include construction of new schools in Western, North- Western, Southern and Copperbelt provinces; recruit- ment of 30, 000 teachers; scraping off user fees in pri- mary and secondary schools; decentralisation of the bursary and loan schemes approval to ward level; etc.Obviously, these measures will go a long way to ease stresses chil- dren go through to learn in mud schools, under trees, and sitting on the floor. Generally, the measures will also ease the agony that the parents, and guardians, go through each time schools open.But looking at the big picture, will these measures really sort out the main problem in already existing schools, colleges and univer- sities in the country generally, in terms of provision of quality edu- cation?Of course increasing the number, and quality of teachers […]
Green Party reaction No. 2 on the UPND Ist budget: Education
