EDITORS' FORUM | Flush school boards of political activists

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Days after the resumption of face-to-face classes, stakeholders in the education sector are calling for changes to the culture of political interference in the appointment of school boards. The latest call has come from Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Winston Smith and Linvern Wright, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools, against the backdrop of mounting worries over the learning loss caused by displacement during the coronavirus pandemic.

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