Government has allocated $233 million to the Jamaica Values and Attitudes (JAMVAT) programme this fiscal year.

Ewarton High School in St. Catherine is to receive special attention from the Education Ministry, to improve its academic performance.

Forty teachers, who have contributed significantly to the development of education in Jamaica, will be honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be doubling the janitorial grant allocation to primary schools when the 2016/17 academic year commences in September.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be integrating the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) programme into the ninth grade curriculum as of September 2016.