Education
Haitian university students in D.R. contribute $120 million to Dominican economy
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- Created on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 12:55 PM
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht/elcaribe) - Haitian students studying in the Dominican Republic contribute about $120 million a year to the Dominican economy, said the Dominican Republic Central Bank.
Duckenson Joseph recipient of 2013 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
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- Created on Friday, April 26, 2013 12:31 PM
FORT LAUDERDALE, USA (defend.ht) - Duckenson Joseph only came to the United States a few months before the earthquake of 2010 and with an essay on alternative fuel to wood charcoal for Haiti, became one of the few exceptionally promising students selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship worth $30,000 per year towards a four-year degree.
Haiti 1 of 8 countries with more than half of children not in school
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- Created on Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:02 AM
Haiti: Cyber TapTap Makes Experimental Runs
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- Created on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:15 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Cyber TapTap, a mobile computer lab, launched its experimental unit on Monday which traveled to schools in the city with no electricity to allow children to reinforce their education with the use of computers.
School children in Haiti say no to gender discrimination
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- Created on Monday, October 15, 2012 1:13 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Dozens of school children, boys and girls from different schools, marched on International Day of Women on Thursday to call for the respect for the rights of girls.
Fleur de Vie helps 500 Haitian children back to school
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- Created on Friday, October 12, 2012 10:18 AM
NEW YORK, USA (FDV/defend.ht) – Fleur De Vie, a nonprofit organization that works with and supports the initiatives of struggling nonprofit organizations whose mission is to implement social change in their communities, today announced record-setting participation for its inaugural Back to School Recreational Day held in Port Au Prince, Haiti.
Haitian Students Leave for Military School in Ecuador
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- Created on Monday, October 08, 2012 9:57 AM
QUITO, Ecuador (defend.ht) - The first 10 Haitians of 40 selected to study at military schools in Ecuador will leave for the South American country this morning.
NSF Grants $1M to Prof. DeGraff to Formalize Creole Teaching in Schools
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- Created on Thursday, October 04, 2012 3:57 PM
BOSTON, USA (defend.ht) - Michel DeGraff, the linguistics professor at MIT who has been working to have Creole formally taught in schools was granted $1 million by the National Science Foundation to develop classroom tools to teach science and math in Creole for the first time.
Students in Gonaïves Protest for Reforms at University
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- Created on Sunday, September 30, 2012 4:17 PM
GONAIVES, Haiti (defend.ht) - Thousands of students from the State University of Artibonite in Gonaives (UPAG) protested for much needed reforms at the school on Thursday. The demonstration provided an opportunity for the political party, Ayiti An Aksyon (AAA), of former senator and adviser to the president, Youri Latortue, to stage a pro-Martelly protest to counter several protests throughout the country asking for the president to step down.
Haiti: World Bank Rebuilds School in Anse à Veau
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- Created on Saturday, September 15, 2012 8:00 AM
ANSE-A-VEAU, Haiti (defend.ht) - Ecole Nationale Mixte de l'Anse-a-Veau, a six-classroom, $350,000 school rebuilt by the World Bank opened its doors on Friday where President Michel Martelly attended and participated in its opening.
Chicago School Chief Jean-Claude Brizard Under Pressure from Teachers Strike
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- Created on Monday, September 10, 2012 11:19 AM
CHICAGO, USA (defend.ht) - Jean Claude Brizard, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, vowed to end a teacher's strike in the U.S.'s third largest school district and get kids back to school. Meanwhile he is under the pressure of being dismissed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his handling of contract negotiations with the teachers' union.
Haiti: King Henri Christophe University to Open Doors for Fall 2012
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- Created on Tuesday, August 07, 2012 11:01 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Registration for enrollment for the first classes at the new University of King Henri Christophe in Limonade has begun. The Executive Council of the State University of Haiti system announced the university built by the Dominican Republic will open its doors for fall 2012.
Haiti: Start of School Year Pushed Back to October 1st
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- Created on Monday, August 06, 2012 4:00 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The official opening of the 2012 school year, as in 2011, was pushed back a month to the first Monday in October for better preparation.
Haiti: Who Will Manage the King Henri Christophe University in Limonade?
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- Created on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:18 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Rector of the State University of Haiti and the Executive Government are at odds on who should be managing King Henri Christophe University in Limonade. The State University of Haiti formed a committee to oversee the opening of the university while the executive government has employed UNESCO and a bilateral commission with the technical responsibility in the hands of the Dominican Republic Ministry of Higher Education.
Michaëlle Jean Asked to Head University in Limonade, Haiti
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- Created on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:52 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvellsite) - The greatest work of post-earthquake reconstruction remains lifeless in the small town of Limonade, spared by the quake of 12 January 2010.
School Officials Protest Mismanagement of Free Education in Haiti
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- Created on Friday, March 23, 2012 6:47 AM
CAP-HAITIEN (defend.ht) - The second largest city became the scene of protest against the mismanagement of the free and compulsory education, the assumed priority of President Michel Martelly. A visit by First Lady Sophia Martelly evoked the anger of school administrators and teachers still, after 6 months, without resources to accommodate the program.
Haiti: University in Limonade Under-Financed
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- Created on Saturday, March 17, 2012 11:14 AM
LIMONADE, Haiti (defend.ht) - After two months since its handover, the $30 million, Henri Christophe University in Limonade has not received any money from the government to operate.
Haiti: Martelly-Student Clash "regrettable" and "deplorable" says University Rector
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- Created on Sunday, February 19, 2012 6:49 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Rector at the State University of Haiti, Jean Vernet Henry, regretted the event that occurred on Friday at the School of Ethnology between students and a crowd that accompanied President Michel Martelly.
S. Florida Teacher Suspended for Derogatory Statements towards Haitian Students
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- Created on Monday, February 13, 2012 6:12 PM
POMPANO BEACH , USA (defend.ht) - Broward County, Florida public school teacher Leslie Rainer of Blanche Ely High School is being investigated for the third time by the school board for derogatory language used against her students.
Haitian Heritage Conservation Center Enters Phase II
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- Created on Friday, January 20, 2012 3:40 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - With over 32,000 cultural effects saved, the rescue of Haitian cultural heritage, launched a year ago by the State of Haiti in partnership with the Smithsonian Museum (D.C.), will enter its second phase on Friday to establish a conservation center.
