The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has established a Corporate Finance Committee to improve its financial management system.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting steady pass rates in the number of students who sat Mathematics and English in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) over the past four years.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Access to Information (ATI) Act establishes a system that ensures transparency and accountability, which are critical elements in tackling corruption.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says with the addition of new classrooms in the early-childhood sector by the administration, more children will have access to education without paying fees.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be implementing its mathematics pilot project for parents in November.