It appears that the PACT does not plan to take education in a dramatically different direction than the Progressives. However, the PACT SPS does propose many additional — and ambitious — programmes not contained in the Progressives Manifesto.
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Campaign Report Card: Where the candidates stand on education
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The Current has identified a handful of key issues that candidates have discussed most often, and we have created a ‘Campaign Report Card’ that summarises their positions.
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Savannah: Candidates say school segregation a problem that needs to be fixed
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Malcolm Eden and Jeanna Williams said segregation of the school system is a problem that needs to be addressed.
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Chamber forum: George Town East candidates criticise lack of accountability in public schools
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Most of the candidates agreed that there is a lack of accountability in the Cayman Islands school system, going on to propose a variety of causes of and solutions to that issue.
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Newlands: Candidates discuss ‘desegregating’ schools based on nationalities, disabilities
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The candidates for Newlands talked about re-integrating the Cayman Islands public school system based on nationality, and used that issue as a springboard into discussion of inclusion for students with disabilities.
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On Education: Roy McTaggart, George Town East
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Elaborating on education plans in the Progressives’ manifesto, McTaggart discusses a new governance model for education, a new high school curriculum, completing the new John Gray campus, reforming early years education, expanding TVET and more.
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McLaughlin says ‘cultural shift’ needed on children with disabilities; parents call for changes to law and policy
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Comments made by Premier Alden McLaughlin about the limitations of legislation and prevailing cultural attitudes toward people with disabilities sparked disagreements from political candidates and parents of children with special needs.
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Progressives Manifesto: Complete new John Gray, create ‘skills strategy’, every public school to be rated ‘Good’
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The Progressives and their allies are prioritising 3 goals related to education: Complete the new John Gray project, create a ‘skills strategy’ to ‘match future skills to future jobs’, and have every public school rated ‘Good’ or better.
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Prospect: Myles says current TVET funding ‘not even a drop in the bucket’
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Prospect candidates focussed their discussion on TVET programmes and how to get Caymanian students into trades that pay well and are in demand.
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Chamber forum: George Town West candidates discuss education topics; incumbent Wight fails to appear
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George Town West candidates gave their views on why the Cayman Islands education system is underperforming, discussing factors inside the home as well as at school.
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Red Bay: Jackson calls for independent regulator to oversee education
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Samuel Jackson argued for creating an independent authority to oversee the education system and expressed support for opening public schools to children of all nationalities and abilities.