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Endemic rot in Kwara education sector uncovered, as govt schools have only 1 teacher

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Kwara Must Change has uncovered another heart breaking and endemic rot in Kwara State education sector, particularly in Kwara North and Kwara South Senatorial District in which a whole school only has one staff, who functions as teacher, cleaner and head master/mistress. Our latest discovery signifies how unimportant the state government considers education in this part of the country. In the course of Kwara Must Change’s engagement with the people across the state, we discovered that several primary schools have only one staff, that manages the administrative affairs of their schools as head master/mistress, as well as serves as teacher and cleaner all at the same time. The super staff, in addition to administrative duties, also teaches all students in all classes, from primary 1 to primary 6. Furthermore, the extra ordinary staff also teaches all subjects including Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Science, Home Economics, Art etc. At first glance, Kwara Must Change thoug...