Jamaican educators target illiteracy to help fight violence in schools

A link between illiteracy and violence in schools has raised concerns which the Jamaican Ministry of Education and Youth hopes to address through the introduction of more than 100 special educators. According to Education Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson, results from the grade four literacy test and the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) are showing that there is a serious problem with illiteracy in primary schools across the country, and it is correlated to the growing problem of violence in schools. Read more of this article from the Jamaican Gleaner.