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N.Y. elects first African American to serve as Regents chancellor Updated Jan 11, 2021; Posted Jan 11, 2021 Dr. Lester W. Young Jr. was elected the new Board of Regents chancellor on Monday. (Courtesy/NYSED) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York State has a new Regents chancellor, and he is the first African American to be elected to the position. The Board of Regents, meeting virtually on Monday, elected Dr. Lester W. Young Jr. to lead the state’s education policy-making body. As...

The article published by the group of distinguished academics and stakeholders on the Secondary Entrance Assessment and changes to the education system has focused on the creation of “quality schools” throughout Trinidad and Tobago. The hope is that all schools would be attractive and hence parents/pupils will not see the need to “run after” the few “prestige” schools. The time frame given for such a transformation is two years which should see the demise of the pr...