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columns2016

Defining our vision for human development

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Post date August 21, 2016

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

CCSJ members add our name to the list of those who are asking Cabinet to revisit its decision to discontinue the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) funding for persons over the age of 50 years.

It is noted that those over 50s already enrolled in undergraduate programmes will still be able to access GATE. Although age is not a ‘status’ under TT’s Equal Opportunity Act (Chap 22:03), the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC), as stated in its press release on this issue, has submitted proposals to the office of the Attorney General for the act to be amended to include age as a status ground.

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columns2015

Schools must be caring communities

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Post date January 31, 2015

Schools are a microcosm of the society in which they exist. The violence that is prevalent in our society pervades many of our schools.

In an article in the T&T Guardian of June 7, 2013 on “Student Violence and the Bystander Effect: What You Should Know”, Keagan Welch states: “An unwelcome internet phenomenon is trending in Trinidad and Tobago: videos of secondary school students fighting, recorded on mobile phones and uploaded to online social media networks….

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columns2014

Equity and equality in Education

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Post date July 26, 2014

Pope Francis sees education as “an act of hope” and believes that “faith and the Christian vision of humanity fuel that hope” (Catholic Relief Service). Sadly, structural injustice in T&T may dash this hope for some of our students.

I share with you hereunder a letter that I hand-delivered to the Minister of Education’s office on July 1, on a CCSJ letterhead, about an issue that was first raised with me by a member of staff at Corpus Christi school. It is self-explanatory:

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columns2012

Catholic Education and the 1960 Concordat (Part 2)

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Post date November 30, 2012

In my last article I shared the first four clauses of the 1960 Concordat. I now outline the last five clauses. Over the years a number of individuals have written about the Concordat, including Marion O’Callaghan and Prof John Spence whose excellent series (four in 2006 and four in December 2011) should inform our evaluation of Catholic Education.

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columns2012

Catholic Education and the 1960 Concordat (Part 1)

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Post date November 23, 2012

“Among the many and grave duties of rulers who would do their best for their people, the first and chief is to act with justice – with that justice which is called in the schools distributive – towards each and every class” (Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum no. 27)

Since many Catholics may not be aware of the content of the 1960 Concordat, which governs the relationship between the Church and the State where Education is concerned, I wish to share with readers the content of this Concordat.

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