Ammon News - Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan on Wednesday said that We must keep our gaze fixed on Jordan's future and its generations, emphasizing the government's comprehensive approach to education across all governorates in ways that positively impact every component of the educational process: students, teachers, and the school environment.

During the Cabinet session in Balqa Governorate, Hassan announced the commencement this year of construction on 18 new schools across governorates seven of which will open with the start of the next academic year and eleven in the second semester. This initiative is part of a larger project to complete 100 schools over the next two years under a corporate social responsibility project launched in partnership with the private sector.

He extended gratitude to the private sector for their contribution to this distinctive new initiative, which complements the Ministry of Education's new school projects within its budget.

The Prime Minister affirmed that teachers remain the cornerstone of educational development and modernization, with "the government's responsibility being to strengthen their role, enhance their qualifications, and preserve their dignity."

He noted His Majesty's directive to increase university admission slots for children of Ministry of Education teachers from 5% to 10%, effective from the beginning of the next academic year.

He added, "We have initiated procedures, as promised, to allocate 1,039 land plots for teacher housing across the Kingdom's governorates through the Public Corporation for Housing and Urban Development, to be offered to teachers with discounts reaching 50% compared to similar plots' market value."

The Corporation will announce the terms and associated incentives in the coming days, with necessary allocations budgeted for this and next year.

He noted that the Housing and Urban Development Corporation's role extends beyond teachers, stating, "We are working to support and develop it so its new programs encompass broader categories of citizens and employees we have already begun this initiative over recent months."

The Prime Minister also referenced the allocation of all outstanding emergency financial advances for teachers, with complete disbursement of all requests to be finalized before month's end, emphasizing that these decisions constitute "an integrated package to support teachers this represents our duty and role as government and the Ministry of Education."