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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted. The Fund made this observation in its latest country report on Ghana, whose request for a $3 billion bailout it recently approved. According to the report, the Free SHS programme “which …

Professor Ato Essuman, Chairman of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), believes that free secondary education in Ghana will be meaningless unless it is accompanied by skill development for students. Although he believes the concept of Free Senior High School (SHS) is admirable, his worry, however, is that it falls …

Some head teachers of second-cycle institutions are calling for the scrapping of some freebies accompanying the implementation of the government’s Free Senior High School policy. They believe that this would ease the pressure on government coffers, which would essentially provide an avenue for government to re-channel funds into the provision …

The President of the National Union of Ghana Students, Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo, says giving parents the option to pay school fees for their wards under the Free Senior High School Programme will create classism in schools. Mr. Larbi-Ampofo was speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show where he advised that government should …

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo says there are “powerful forces” in the society hoping for his government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to fail. “Already there are some who are eager to curtail some of the important initiatives such as the Free SHS policy. “There are powerful forces in society …

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, says a review of the Free Senior High School Policy is underway. This exercise, he reveals is geared at determining which of the cost components government can relinquish to parents to pay.     “…we can do the analysis …

Ghana’s  President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the Free Senior High School programme will not be cancelled despite the economic challenges. He said he wants every child to be in school. “Government will continue to intervene and remain responsible for the provision of free, quality basic and secondary education …

Minority Leader in parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on government to reintroduce the collection of toll, as part of efforts to mobilise revenue to address the growing economic challenges in the country. According to him, there is the need for government to resume the nationwide collection of road toll in …

According to Professor Peter Quartey who is a Ghanaian economist and a professor of development economics at the University of Ghana, even though the country’s economic challenges can be traced to happenings on the global scene, there’s still the need for government to take urgent steps to remedy the situation. …

starrfm.com.ghThe various Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in the Ashanti region are demanding immediate action to halt the funding delays and food shortages affecting Senior High Schools (SHS) in the region. The student body made the call in its address to mark the opening of its 25th Congress and launching of …