Rhonda Blackman (Barbados National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations) on why there is no one-size-fits-all policy for education in Small States.
Ms Blackman was speaking at the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) Civil Society Forum.
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