Liberian teachers threaten strike over plan to privatize schools

Teacher's in Liberia have threatened to strike over government"s plans to privatise the country's crumbling primary schools, as criticism grows over a multi-million-dollar project to outsource education. 

The president of the National Teacher's association of Liberia (NTAL) said they are ready to strike to express their discontent over the subcontracting of education to a private firm, Bridge International Academies. 

The public-private partnership (PPP) is being rolled out across 120 schools as part of a pilot project, with what is believed to be the aim of incorporating all primary schools.


SOURCE: NEWS24