Education in Haiti

One of my neighbors in Haiti, let's call him Pierre, he is a local school principal (directeur de l'école). Imagine my surprise when principal Pierre tells me that, for the past 4 years that he's been managing the school as the principal, he's only been paid the salary of a school teacher.

A friend of mine, a high-ranking official in the Haitian government once told me Haiti has a serious human resource problem. He explains...

Can you believe this? At least 90 percent of Haiti's primary schools are non-public. in other words, only 10 percent of the primary schools in Haiti are public schools.

This Monday is the start of the shool year in Haiti. Ready or not, most parents did what they had to do to send their kids back to school but one parent says she is NOT ready.

The academic year 2017 will begin on September 4th in Haiti says the Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle. (MENFP).

Good news for public school teachers in Haiti... As of October 2017 Haitian public school teachers will see an increase of 20 to 30 percent...

You often hear about the Haitian school teacher who is constantly on strike because he is teaching students and is not getting paid but did you now about the teachers in Haiti who are getting paid and have never stood in front a classroom?

Haiti Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) will hold it 4th national assessment of academic achievements among 4th and 7th graders.

Many parents in Haiti are complaining they will not be able to send their children back to school next week due lack of money. One parent says: "I am broke, business is bad, I just don't have the money to send my four children to school this September".

The Haitian ministry of education announced that Haitian students will report back to school Monday September 5th 2016 to begin their school year. Haitians students will enjoy 186 days of class for the 2016-2017 school year until 30 June 2017...