Herald
25 October 2010
From George Maponga in MASVINGO
GOVERNMENT is in the process of acquiring about 70 vehicles worth nearly US$1,3 million for senior education officers to improve monitoring schools throughout Zimbabwe.
Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said the vehicles would be distributed to senior education officials in an attempt to improve education standards in the country.
Officially commissioning a classroom block at Helen McGhie Primary School in Masvingo recently, Minister Coltart said monitoring would defuse growing tension in some cases between parents and school authorities.
He said his ministry was concerned with increasing conflicts between school authorities and parents affecting business.
“We have already started the process of acquiring 70 vehicles that will be distributed to district education officers and these vehicles can now be bought after Government provided about US$1,3 million for the project.
“We want to make sure that there is increased monitoring in some schools because of late there has been a disturbing trend of disharmony between parents and school authorities. We want that to end,†he said.
Minister Coltart said Government would continue to improve education standards as well as maintaining standards achieved since independence.
He praised authorities at Helen McGhie Primary School for working well with parents.