Former Education Minister Questions Book Grant Rollout After Informal Parent Poll<\/p>\n
Former Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly is questioning the rollout of the Government\u2019s school book grant after an informal poll she conducted suggested that the overwhelming majority of respondents had not received the promised assistance.<\/p>\n
Gadsby-Dolly said approximately 145 out of 150 parents who responded indicated that they, or someone they knew, had not yet received the grant.<\/p>\n
She raised the issue as the new school term gets underway, questioning when the assistance would be distributed and criticising the current Education Ministry over the situation.<\/p>\n
In a social media post accompanying the video, Gadsby-Dolly described the situation as a \u201cBook Grant Fiasco\u201d and claimed that many children remained at home awaiting the promised assistance.<\/p>\n
She also accused the Education Minister of incompetence and said the education system was in \u201csevere crisis\u201d. Those statements represent Gadsby-Dolly\u2019s political criticism of the Government and are not presented as independently established facts.<\/p>\n
The poll itself was informal and should not be treated as a scientific or nationally representative survey. However, the responses highlighted concerns among some parents about the timing of the grant and whether assistance would arrive after classes had already begun.<\/p>\n
Gadsby-Dolly, who previously served as Minister of Education, is now publicly pressing the Government for answers over the programme\u2019s implementation and the timeline for outstanding payments.<\/p>\n
For affected parents, the central question remains when the promised school book assistance will actually reach families.<\/p>\n