Statement

N

Mean

Std. Dev.

Variance

Rank

· Free basic school should be intensified to include clothing, textbook, and footwear

168

3.570

1.185

1.404

1

· Free feeding of schools in the public sector must be for both breakfast and lunch

168

3.530

0.988

0.976

2

· Civil society organizations must conscientize parents on the need to keep their children in school

168

3.430

0.909

0.826

3

· Churches and mosques at the north must appeal to parent not to force their children to becoming additional wives to old men

168

3.399

1.195

1.428

4

· The concept of sending girl child to school must be revisited through a strong campaign in the north

168

3.360

1.453

2.112

5

· Government should help cottage industries in the North with funds, infrastructure such as irrigation systems to improve living in the North

168

3.294

1.036

1.074

6