Education ministry to review textbook lists amid cost concerns - Jamaica Observer

KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced plans to review schools’ textbook lists to ensure that only essential, high-quality texts are required, amid growing concerns about rising back-to-school costs. Parliamentary Secretary in the ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, made the disclosure while visiting Edward Seaga Primary School in Kingston to observe proceedings marking the opening of the 2026/27 academic year on Monday, September 7. He said the...