June 17, 2026
Chester Cooper
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Govt moves to expand special education to address island waitlist
THE Davis administration is moving to expand special education capacity in Grand Bahama after officials found more than 50 children waiting for placement at the island’s Beacon School, with two schools now being refurbished to accommodate additional special education units.
Cooper defends foreign teacher push, says Bahamians get priority
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday defended the government’s push to recruit potentially hundreds of foreign teachers, insisting Bahamian educators will be given first claim on vacancies as the administration moves to confront a shortage unions have described as urgent.
Gov’t targeting graduate tracker to align jobs, skills
The Government is examining a new graduate tracking programme designed to measure employment outcomes, earnings and workforce participation as it seeks to better align the education system with labour market demand, it was disclosed yesterday.
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