By Stephen Roberts
MONROVIA, August 13 (LINA) – The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Educational and partner has launched Geo-Mapping and Quality assessment programs in various public and private schools across the country, with the object of examining the Quality of academy and learning environment of educational institutions responsible to building young leaders within the country.
The Government move will ensure that schools that fall behind the quality lines and don’t meet the criteria of the Ministry of Education and working without operation permits will not be granted the chance to reopen for this academy school.
Addressing the Ministry of Information regular press conference on Tuesday August 11, 2026, Education Minister Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah said the administration of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Sr., is working to revitalize the education sector and ensure the quality of education is reintroduce among learning institutions across Liberia.
Dr. Jallah said the geo-mapping and quality assessment exercise will cover the teaching quality of classroom management, well learning environment and improve learning conditions at schools across the country.
According to the MOE Boss, about 150 Monitoring and Evaluation volunteer officers are expected to be hired, trained and deployed across the fifteen counties to monitor both public and private schools operations and ensure the outlined government policies are well instituted as directed by the government.
At the same time, Dr. Jallah has also mentioned that a free elementary school program has been instituted by the government, a policy that will ensure a compulsory free learning condition for elementary students in public schools in the country. A policy that also backed the government free school and tuition free policies introduced by both the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and George Weah led administrations.
The registration free policies introduced is part of an excel project introduced by President Boakai in 2024 to help break barriers on parents who do not have the opportunity to send their children to school in hard-to-reach areas across the fifteen counties of Liberia.