EDUCATION

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has presented 150 vehicles to several Senior High Schools in the continued fulfillment of a pledge by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to provide the necessary logistics to ensure access to quality education for Ghana’s youth. Made up of 100 buses and 50 pickup trucks, …

The education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that government will operationalise four (4) E-block schools by the end of this year. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the Minister debunked claims that the government has abandoned the E-blocks project which began under the erstwhile John Mahama administration. …

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemons suggest sourness or difficulty in life; making lemonade is turning them into something positive or desirable.       Meet Akorfa, The …

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says the junior high school (JHS) system lacks the desired quality to produce competitive students and graduates for the country. He noted that the current JHS system does not favour ‘weak’ or underprivileged students, adding that there are no advanced facilities that build …

The Government of Ghana has fully paid all caters under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the second term of the 2021 academic year, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has said. All the caters have therefore been asked to cook good and nutritious meal in the right …

The Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has appealed to the government to resolve the issues that have resulted in the strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). A statement issued by GRASAG on Wednesday January 26 stated that if the issues are left unresolved, per the statute, …

The National Council of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), has suspended its strike over the non-implementation of 2017-2020 conditions of service     In a statement, the council said validation of January 2022 salaries has, however, confirmed the implementation of the conditions.     This means …

The Eastern Regional Education Directorate in consultation with the Municipal Security Council, has shut down Akro Secondary Technical School in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region.   This comes after some students assaulted two suspected thieves who invaded the girls’ dormitory on Friday, January 21.   One …

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says research conducted by the National Teaching Council has revealed that 94.5% of headmasters and headmistress in public schools have no formal training in school management.       “This cannot happen in this 21st century that you can become a head …

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has asked the Ghana Education Service to channel its energies towards addressing challenges in the sector rather than introducing policies such as the semester system at the Basic to Senior High School level.   The calls come on the back of the service’s decision …