Monrovia, Jan. 17 -- The More for Education Coalition Partners, a conglomerate of civil society organizations, has raised serious concerns about the approved budget for the education sector for fiscal year 20192020.

There has been a 1% increment to the budget. This means the budget moves from 13.7 percent in 2017/2018 to 14.7 in the following year.

The Coalition's members are the Coalition for Transparency and Accountability in Education (COATOE), the National Parents and Teachers Association of Liberia (NAPTANOL), Youth Coalition for Education in Liberia (YOCEL), Inclusive Development Initiative (IDI) and the National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL).

The project is being implemented by USAID LAVI with support from USAID.

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