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Calls for Cultural Shift to End Corporal Punishment, Early-Childhood Practitioners Exempt from Certain Payments, Top performers In Education Ministry Recognised, Education Minister Lauds IPP for its Assistance, Education Ministry Embarks on Early-Childhood Master Teachers Programme, Parents Urged to Speak Out Against Corporal Punishment in Schools, 109 Specialist Mathematics Teachers in Training, Education Ministry to Implement Cluster Services Programme, Gov’t Boosting Internet Access in Primary Schools and Early Childhood Institutions, Cabinet to Receive Jamaica Teaching Council Bill for Consideration, Education Ministry Embarks on Tertiary Upskilling Initiative, Lady Allen Encourages Youth to be Their Brother’s Keeper, Education System On Track To Meet Global Standards - McLean, 57 Received PM Youth Awards for Excellence, Parenting Education Project to be Expanded, Specialist Science Teachers for Primary Schools, Gov’t Working Towards Having 300 Certified Basic Schools by 2019, PEP 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