The Oyo State Government has pledged its continuous collaboration with researchers and development partners in the provision of evidence-based education policy reforms.
Mr Rahman Abdulraheem, the State Commissioner for Education, made the pledge on Wednesday during a collaborative post-education summit in Ibadan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit was organised by the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) with Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE).
NAN reports that the summit is aimed at bringing education stakeholders together to deliberate on how to resolve learning challenges in the school system, especially for developing countries.
Abdulraheem, represented by Alhaji Aminat Atere, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, said that developing education required adequate funding.
He said that developing education in the state could only be achieved through a multi-sectoral approach and corporate partnership in funding education.
The commissioner said the state government would not relent in ensuring that education was accessible to all in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Earlier, Dr Adedeji Adeniran, CSEA Director of Research, said that the major objective was to thoroughly impact on the process of learning in the school system and ensuring stakeholders’ participation.
Adeniran said that efforts should be made beyond mere educational development in the state.
Also, Emeka Nweke, the CSEA Research Associate, said the state government needed to put more efforts at ensuring accessibility to education, provision of infrastructure and security.
Nweke said that efforts of the state government was necessary considering the results of a research conducted in some selected schools across local government areas in the state.
NAN reports that no fewer than 50 participants at the summit interacted and proffered suggestions on possible policy strategies that would advance the state education sector.
