– points out ‘critical flaws’ of initiativeAttempts by the opposing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to condemn a move by Government to review the ‘Because we Care’ $10,000 Cash Grant, has seen the Ministry of Education reacting with a fierce statement which seeks to highlight “critical flaws” associated with the initiative.The Ministry, headed by Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, listed what it described as “three critical flaws” with the cash grant approach none of which the former government saw fit to share with the general public.Topping the list is the fact, that there is no monitoring and evaluation mechanism built into the system to ensure either effective use of the grant, or actual impact on enrolment and attendance.This, according to the Ministry, means that there exists no plan to verify that the money was used as intended whether directly or incorporated into the budgeting for the child’s educational needs.As a result,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, the Ministry has concluded that there was no plan in place to measure whether the funds allocated resulted in increased enrollment and, more importantly,Cheap Air Max 270, attendance.Secondly, the Ministry highlighted a point made earlier by Government that the grant is “inherently economically unsustainable” with hidden additional administrative costs, and disproportionate real costs such as security.According to the Ministry, based on its unaudited figures, 85 percent of the grant target was reached while 93 percent of the budget was expended.? It was also taken into consideration that $92 million of the amount budgeted for was allocated presumably for administration of the grant.In addition, the Ministry has also underscored that “as executed, the project put tremendous strain on the existing human resource infrastructure of the Ministry of Education, resulting in lost man hours that should have been assigned to other tasks and lower efficiency in the way the Ministry functioned over the period of the disbursement.”With the Ministry aware of the foregoing state of affairs, it stressed its concern that the opposition’s disingenuous campaign in response to the government’s decision to review and very likely not renew the Education Cash Grant. The Ministry has also taken note of the fact, that the PPP/C had originally represented the grant as a means to boost flagging nursery to secondary enrollment, and poor student attendance under the previous administration.“As the then opposition, we supported the grant, via budgetary approval, on its professed merits as a one-off initiative intended to provide critical intervention into a significant problem in our education system,wholesale jerseys china,” detailed the Ministry statement.It added that its support was offered despite vibrant criticisms from several sections of the society that the programme appeared ill-conceived though ostensibly well-intended, and that it would turn out to be an electioneering gimmick on behalf of the then incumbent.“As evidenced by the kitsch branding of the grant with the ‘Because We Care’ slogan, and the mobilization of several senior Government officials for photo opportunities at disbursement centers in the months leading up to elections, the latter criticism was, in retrospect, not unfounded,Jerseys NFL Cheap,” asserted the Ministry.Under the current administration, the priority for education development strategy is measurable, cost-effective service delivery with a strong focus on monitoring and evaluation to ensure that programmes result in tangible benefits to the young people within the public education system.However, the Ministry stressed that the central challenge of optimizing attendance and enrollment has to be overcome by a targeted programme aimed at meeting particular individual and community needs, as well as improving upon existing national initiatives, even as “we ensure value for money in service delivery.”Moreover,Cheap MLB Gear, recommendations under active consideration by the Ministry includes the expansion and intensification of the school feeding programmes to include, for example, the provision of breakfast for targeted students.? This is in light of the fact that the provision of meals has been a proven and tangible method of increasing or sustaining attendance preceding the previous administration.Under consideration, too, is the provision of transportation services for targeted student populations, particularly those in Hinterland and riverain communities.? It was pointed out that with the help of the business community,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, for example, a 40-seater boat was recently procured to ferry children living along the Pomeroon River to