The Edo Best 2.0 Approach, according to the state commissioner for education, Mrs. Joan Oviawe, was created to enhance the level of academics in the post-primary cadre, provide frameworks to coordinate co-curricular activities and enhance school administration.

She said the government was aware of the falling educational standard in the state, as a result of examination malpractice and therefore was working hard to provide both manpower and infrastructure needed in the state school system.

“The high rate of malpractice and misconduct reported during significant examination exercises in the state, as well as a lack of personnel (teachers) to effectively deliver training across 307 schools dispersed across the state’s 18 local government areas, have brought recent attention to the quality of education students receive in schools in Edo State.

“Since 2008, the state has not employed any teacher across the state, but we are happy to say that we have engaged 3000 teachers for the primary and working to engage 1000 teachers for the post-primary.

“In order to build on the achievements already seen in the Basic Education Sector Transformation ( Edo BEST ) programme, the state government through the Ministry of Education has been compelled to take decisive action under the EdoBEST 2.0 reform agenda in order to address concerns with secondary education,” she said.