Petition for a More Affordable & Sustainable Book System
87 Comments
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Sana Rose
2 months ago
The rising cost of books each year is prohibitive. Textbooks are only a part of back to school preparations. Any reduction in cost is a positive move in helping to keep education accessible.
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Coy Guthrie
2 months ago
I am annoyed that each year I purchased books and at the end of the term I am disposing all and not avle to resell or reused for others.
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Patricia Laing
2 months ago
The books are not affordable
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Kadeen Smith
2 months ago
This is such a good thing for the country the government need to see it
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Nadine
2 months ago
We need to stop putting parents under financial strain to procure books that aren’t being fully utilized.
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errol williamson
2 months ago
This is important to me as I observe the exorbitant costs to my Grandchildren for books. There must be a better way.
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Taneisha Thorpe
2 months ago
I believe it allows everyone a fair opportunity to save funds has most of the time these prints aren't used at all during the entire school season
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Fiona Ramsay
2 months ago
We support this initiative
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Misbah Tariq
2 months ago
These books are outrageously expensive. Also single use only. I can’t even use the same book for my other child.
This way the education of my children suffers.
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Stacey Modiano
2 months ago
This is a huge issue, every year parents are given long expensive lists that are often not all used. It’s so wasteful
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Natasha M. Jackson née Duncan
2 months ago
Education should be accessible for all and if the average Jamaican is struggling to afford the books and resources needed then this is a failure in the system and needs an overhaul.
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Lee Jones
2 months ago
Education should be available to all, equally.
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Supporter
2 months ago
The economic situation in Jamaica is very challenging for most people, so we need to support the parents who don't know how to manage the cost of educating their children.
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Malachi Williams
2 months ago
Education must be free to allow this country to grow.
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Nicola Emmanuel
2 months ago
A good quality basic education needs to be accessible to all families. Families should not have to choose between basic human needs every year to educate their children.
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Alicea Evans
2 months ago
These text books are expensive especially for high school and the children don't use them i still have countess unused books
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Sandra Mullings
2 months ago
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Buying and then tossing partially used workbooks is not a sustainable practice. It is damaging from at least an environmental and economical perspective. There has to be a better way.
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Supporter
2 months ago
Needed!
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Dean Tapper
2 months ago
Affordable access to text books for Children is absolutely important.
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Christine MOUGIN
2 months ago
We are in 2026, time to wake up and catch up with the modern tools at our disposal. Great initiative!
The rising cost of books each year is prohibitive. Textbooks are only a part of back to school preparations. Any reduction in cost is a positive move in helping to keep education accessible.
I am annoyed that each year I purchased books and at the end of the term I am disposing all and not avle to resell or reused for others.
The books are not affordable
This is such a good thing for the country the government need to see it
We need to stop putting parents under financial strain to procure books that aren’t being fully utilized.
This is important to me as I observe the exorbitant costs to my Grandchildren for books. There must be a better way.
I believe it allows everyone a fair opportunity to save funds has most of the time these prints aren't used at all during the entire school season
We support this initiative
These books are outrageously expensive. Also single use only. I can’t even use the same book for my other child. This way the education of my children suffers.
This is a huge issue, every year parents are given long expensive lists that are often not all used. It’s so wasteful
Education should be accessible for all and if the average Jamaican is struggling to afford the books and resources needed then this is a failure in the system and needs an overhaul.
Education should be available to all, equally.
The economic situation in Jamaica is very challenging for most people, so we need to support the parents who don't know how to manage the cost of educating their children.
Education must be free to allow this country to grow.
A good quality basic education needs to be accessible to all families. Families should not have to choose between basic human needs every year to educate their children.
These text books are expensive especially for high school and the children don't use them i still have countess unused books
Buying and then tossing partially used workbooks is not a sustainable practice. It is damaging from at least an environmental and economical perspective. There has to be a better way.
Needed!
Affordable access to text books for Children is absolutely important.
We are in 2026, time to wake up and catch up with the modern tools at our disposal. Great initiative!