On Saturday, May 22, 2021 School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III was humbled and honored to receive the “GLO” Award, in honor of Gloria Ford at the 5^th Annual Generational Cure Black & White Gala for his unselfish contribution to the learning and lives of our youth over the past three decades. Their mission is to “Uproot the inherited issues of our older generations to cure the prolonged problems in today's youth.” They seek to provide “a beacon for those concealed within a repetitive cycle of dead ends.”

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The island’s Central Bank – the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), has announced plans to launch a J$20million initiative to benefit students.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican schools will continue to benefit from professional and academic support provided by Cuban teachers, following the signing of an agreement between the countries on Wednesday to extend the bilateral cooperation in education.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nations Children’s agency  (UNICEF)  is urging the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) not to proceed with this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations in their current form given the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic..

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Friday said that all schools, except for those that have already been re-opened, will remain closed until the month of September.

Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board member Dr. Steve Gallon III, North Region Superintendent Dr. Verena Cabrera, District administrators, Principal Rhonda L. Gaines-Miller of Thomas Jefferson Middle, Principal Marie R. Dugas of Biscayne Gardens Elementary, and students from both schools gathered this morning for a topping-out ceremony for the Biscayne Gardens Elementary/Thomas Jefferson Middle K-8 Center Conversion in northern Miami.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (UWI) has formulated a financial aid strategy for new and returning Vincentian students as a form of support for the volcano-hit island.

At the School Board meeting of May 19, 2021, School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III recognized Miami Norland Senior High School students for being the grand prize winners of the Aspen Challenge.

WASHINGTON - Outlining a platform to increase STEM careers in urban and minority communities, Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and president of STEM NOLA, told a congressional briefing that children must be exposed to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education at an early age and K-12 teachers need better preparation to be more effective.

PLANTATION, Florida –  Representatives from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation’s (BMOTA) sales and marketing team took time out earlier this week to present gift beach bags loaded with Bahamas branded items to the teachers of Somerset Academy Miramar Charter School, in Miramar, Florida.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has launched an initiative targeting 136 schools across the island, to identify and provide intervention for students with whom they have not had contact during the pandemic.

U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona today announced the selection of Jalynn McDuffey of Miami, FL, who attends Coral Reef Senior High School in Miami, as a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar.