When Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine stood to address the first public consultation for the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the education system on Friday, he was addressing a gathering of less than 30 persons.
About 20 minutes later, when the minister took his seat, the number of attendees had risen to 32. Despite the poor showing from the public, those who were present seemed enthusiastic to participate in the process, which Roopnaraine said will establish a baseline from which the education system will move into the future.
“Nothing is more important that getting the education system right,”
