A plan to build a new education system in Haiti is one of the most encouraging things to emerge from the rubble of the Jan. 12 earthquake. It is expected to be endorsed at a meeting on Tuesday of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, the joint Haitian-international body created to guide the country’s rebuilding. Talk [...]
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Schools Reopen in Port au Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Schools are opening across Haiti’s capital for the first time since a devastating earthquake hit nearly three months ago. It’s a major step toward normalcy, but the hard-hit education system is just beginning to recover. The Jan. 12 quake damaged or destroyed some 4,000 schools. Nobody wants to put children back under [...]
Fattah to Team up With First Lady of Haiti, Paul Vallas to Rebuild Education in Haiti
WASHINGTON, March 11, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D., PA) this week met with first lady of Haiti Elisabeth Preval, Louisiana Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas, and George Washington University President Steven Knapp to discuss the future of education in post-earthquake Haiti. At the meeting, it was announced that Haiti will be launching a [...]