Hinterland education is being repositioned to help to eliminate inequalities, says President David Granger who has restated that oil revenues will ensure that free education from nursery to university becomes a reality.
“Education, next to food, clothing and shelter, is essential to nurturing the next generation and to prepare them for leadership. Measurable progress is evident in the field of public education. Plans are on stream to continue improving hinterland education over the next ten years in what I have dubbed the ‘Decade of Development’, from 2020 to 2029,” he said at the official launch of Indigenous Heritage Month at the Sophia Exhibition Complex yesterday. He had noted that development is about long-term progress and involves integrated planning and implementation – in education, the economy, society and security – to achieve change everywhere.
“The ‘decade’ will protect citizens’ right to universal primary, secondary and tertiary education. Guyana’s petroleum profits will be deployed, in part, to improve education, including and especially hinterland education. Primary education is a basic entitlement of all children. It is the foundation for advanced learning,” said Granger.
