The Coalition for Education Reform

   A Public Policy Essay - The Learning Crisis    April 2009    (PDF Format)

This essay by Ralph J. Massey addresses the learning crisis in The Bahamas that is evident to anyone who hires labour or who reads the Ministry of Education’s reports on the annual Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education exam.

   A Public Policy Essay - The Importance of Quality Teachers    July 2008    (PDF Format)

This essay by Ralph J. Massey is the second in a series on Bahamian education, the first being "Bahamian Educational Achievement" (see link below). There are grave economic consequences for students who fail as their collective failure deprives The Bahamas of the skills needed to fuel sustained economic prosperity.

   A Public Policy Study - Bahamian Educational Achievement    April 2008    (PDF Format)

Too few "As", Too many "Us" and What to do. This Study by Ralph J. Massey addresses the present state of "Educational Achievement" in The Bahamas with the hope of raising awareness and producing a public consensus that will support change because substantive and constructive change is so needed.

   Bahamian Youth - The Untapped Resource, Report No. 2    September 2007    (PDF Format)

This report is a follow-up by The Coalition for Education Reform to its first report submitted to the 18th National Education Conference of the Ministry of Education in July 2005. The findings of this report reinforce the Coalition's concern about the high failure rate in core subjects which underscores the extent of the education crisis.

   The Untapped Resource Update    March 2007    (PDF Format)

Bahamian Youth - The Untapped Resource, presented by J. Barrie Farrington, Senior Vice President, Kerzner International, and President of the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association on behalf of the Coalition for Education Reform to the Research Edge Forum, The College of The Bahamas on the 16th of March, 2007.

   Bahamian Youth - The Untapped Resource    July 2005    (PDF Format)

This report prepared by The Coalition for Education Reform (including the Bahamas Employers Confederation) examines causes of concern and proposes an education reform program.