It is unacceptable that the State has control over less than 20 percent of the country’s schools, which is why government authorities must increase funding for the sector. “Education is a public good, an attribute of the State,” Delice stated.

Months ago, the National Association of Normand Teachers and Institute Teachers of Haiti described the challenges of the education system as overwhelming and proposed concrete ways to prevent its collapse.

“It is a grim reality: schools are disorganized by insecurity, teachers are abandoned, and students are deprived of quality education,” emphasized an open letter from the group to the Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Augustin Antoine.

Salary adjustments and the provision of debit cards to professionals in the sector are urgently needed in light of the high cost of living and the rampant inflation the country has experienced in recent years.

It recommended the appointment of new teachers and inspectors based on their qualifications, and the establishment of long-term mortgage loans to allow educators access to decent housing and transportation, as only by improving teachers’ conditions can liberating education be achieved with the prospect of a new Haiti.

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