Education Is Not Responsibility Of Government Alone – Balarabe

Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, has said that education is not the responsibility of the government alone, but a shared responsibility involving the government, teachers, school managers, parents, learners, communities, and other stakeholders.

Balarabe said Governor Uba Sani aims to expand access to quality education, reposition education, and equip young people with the knowledge, skills and character to build productive and fulfilling lives.

The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, who made this known at a community engagement organised by the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority on Tuesday, said that the Governor Sani administration’s reforms in the education sector were changing the experience of a child in a classroom.

She stated, “Education does not begin and end at the school gate. Education begins in the home. It is strengthened in the classroom. It is reinforced by the community. And it is ultimately protected by the society we build around our children.

‘’This is the very essence of this gathering. Bringing those who matter together to help shape the tomorrow of our dreams for our children,” Balarabe pointed out.

‘’From 2023 to date, Senator Uba Sani’s administration has supported more than 800,000 students in the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School examinations as a demonstration of our commitment to invest in the education of Kaduna children,’’ she added.

In his welcome address, the Director General of Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, Prof. Abubakar Usman Zaria, disclosed that the present administration has overhauled the concept of quality assurance.

Prof. Usman Zaria said the Authority is moving school monitoring from paper-based reporting to digital, real-time evidence through the EduMonitor App.