MOUNTAIN SPRING BAY, Trelawny — More than 250 delegates attending the 62nd Annual Conference of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) are set to decide today whether to accept or reject an improved government offer addressing key components of their 28-point wage and benefits claim.

MOUNTAIN SPRING BAY, Trelawny — Teachers attending the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 62nd Annual Conference in Trelawny have until today to instruct the union’s leadership on whether there will be disruptions to the start of the new school term in September.

CORAL SPRING, Trelawny — Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the long-delayed Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill has been finalised for tabling in Parliament following further consultations with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA).

Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has dismissed concerns that there is a need to remove what some have labelled ‘political influence’ from school boards.

According to Morris Dixon, the key issue should be the qualifications and experience of board members and chairpersons.

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison says the association is waiting patiently to see the revised Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill before they are tabled, following assurances from Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon that the Government has accepted and a