EDUCATION

Teachers of various senior high schools in the Saboba District of the Northern region have declared strike over the failure of their Education Director to secure their laptops under the ongoing “one teacher one laptop project”. Teachers from the schools comprising St Joseph Technical senior high, EP senior High school, …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice it will resume its industrial action by Friday if government fails to shift its position in finding solutions to their concerns.     The university lecturers first declared strike in August this year over the refusal of government to respect …

The Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch, Mr Kofi Aare, has supported a directive given by the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwm to universities to admit students with grade D7.   Mr Asare stated that it does not make sense for students with grade D7 in Mathematics …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected work on the construction of the J.A Kufuor Senior High Technical School, the Creative Arts Senior High School and Bosomtwe Girls’ Senior High School all in the Ashanti Region.   On Saturday, 2nd October 2021, President Akufo-Addo visited the …

Police have launched investigations into the death of a final year student at Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School in the Sekyere-Kumawu District of the Ashanti region. Edward Duut, 19 years, is alleged to have scaled a wall to avoid a routine check by a Prep Master, but landed with his …

Kwasi Kwarteng, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education has rubbished claims that the Free Senior High School programme and the double-track system have adversely affected education in the country.       Kwarteng said contrary to claims that the two programmes have reduced the quality of education, records at …

The Ministry of Education is insisting widespread reports about the leakage of some papers in the ongoing 2021 WASSCE forcing the rescheduling of some papers are false. Deputy Spokesperson at the Ministry Yaw Opoku Mensah said the papers in question were put on hold to investigate portions of the question …

National Security operatives have arrested a man in connection with the leaking of question papers in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) being conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).     Gideon Darko, suspected operator of a clandestine online platform called Jerusalema WhatsApp group, was …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released dates for the papers cancelled in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).   The papers – Physics 1 & 2 and Business Management 1& 2 – were cancelled as a result of widespread leakage. They were cancelled on Wednesday, …

Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rasta students has currently been enrolled at Ghana International School(GIS) in Accra. Kasapa News sources say the parents of the Rasta student moved their ward to the prestigious international school after they learned of the Attorney General’s decision to appeal against the High Court’s ruling …