Education

Crucians In Focus (CIF) is pleased to announce that St. Croix Educational Complex graduate Kurrissa Vialet has won the Crucians In Focus Scholarship Essay Contest. Kurrissa will receive $5,000 to be used toward her education at the University of South Florida. Students were asked to compose a five-page essay on the life of President Barack Obama...
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We hope you’re not having a meal, because these pictures will put you off food for sure. These are the filthy bathrooms at St. Croix Central High School, shown in photos taken within the past three days. Participants in the recent All-Star Basketball tournament held here were forced to use these facilities – that...
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Crucians In Focus is sponsoring its first Scholarship Essay Competition. We believe that identifying and supporting our future leaders is as important as keeping a watchful eye on our current public officials. Through this competition we will give deserving students a chance to earn a $5,000 scholarship to use to defray the high cost of...
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I was in the States this week and everywhere I looked I saw the way technology has been woven into the basic activities of daily life. There’s virtually nothing you can’t do online. You travel on an e-ticket, reserve the rental car ahead of time to avoid the lines, all on your pc or, more...
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While children in the territory, especially young men, drop out of school in large numbers, our elected officials continue to tell us that the children of the Virgin Islanders are their priority. Apparently this was the case on December 7th when our Legislature passed Bill # 27-0142, an act authorizing the Governor to establish...
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This is an invitation to Governor John deJongh to provide the Virgin Islands public with the qualifications he is seeking in a Commissioner of Education. Kindly submit all qualifications to us so we can engage the public in the process of searching for candidates to promptly fill the post. We agree that “Together We...
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The Governor’s ‘release’ of Dr. Spampinato’s ‘confidential agreement’ with the Pittsburgh Public School District has raised more questions than it has answered. The following articles will likely make you question the truthfulness of recent public statements and remind you of Act 6905: Share on Facebook
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The consideration of Dr. Lynn Spampinato as our next commissioner of education has generated quite a bit of debate. There have been various positions taken on the issue, the latest of which is race. A look through Governor deJongh’s cabinet seems to indicate otherwise. So what is/are the issue(s)? The contract buyouts? The short...
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