Education

1,324  The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has described the indefinite strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) as illegal. The Commission said CETAG was in breach of the agreement signed with the government on May 22, 2023, where both parties agreed to resort to the National Labour Commission (NLC) to […]

1,433  Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education, has received recognition from ESDEV Foundation Africa and Accra Technical University for his exceptional leadership and revolutionary impact on Ghana’s educational environment. In a citation delivered to the Minister, the foundation honoured him for his innovative leadership that had substantially expanded STEM education, fostering a new generation […]

1,355  The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has presented tablets to students of the Opoku Ware School at a special ceremony in Kumasi. The tablet presentation which is an initiative of the government dubbed ‘One Student One Tablet’ is part of efforts being made by the government to digitize the learning processes in schools across […]

1,512  The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has applauded Prempeh College for emerging winners of the Robofest World Championships, Unknown Mission Challenge (UMC) 2024 held in the U S recently. He said, “You have done very well and you have made Africa proud. We have the best talents in the world. We are disciplined. […]

1,376  The Ministry of Education wishes to address the claims made in a recent report by The Fourth Estate Media regarding the Wi-Fi for Schools Programme. The report, which suggests a failure in service delivery and misuse of public funds, is inaccurate and does not represent the facts. For purposes of clarity, the facts of […]

1,595    The Ministry of Education (MoE), in collaboration with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), has announced a significant reduction in the number of subjects offered at the Senior High School (SHS) level. The streamlined curriculum, which will see the number of subjects reduced from 63 to 37, is set to be […]

1,472  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its position to scrap the post-college teacher licensure examination when it takes the reins of government in 2025.   It described the examination as an affront to the Colleges of Education. “In this light, the NDC will initiate processes towards the cancellation of the post-college teacher licensure […]

1,418  Mrs. Louisa Amoah, Executive Director of Girls Shall Grow, a Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti region has entreated the general public to observe menstruation as a normal fact of life and not a taboo. Speaking at a symposium organized by Girls Shall Grow and the Students Representative Council (SRC) […]

1,255  A retired educationist, Nana Adu Asare, has appealed to the government to consider free distribution of sanitary pads and related materials to adolescent school girls as a major social intervention to encourage basic and second cycle schools’ enrolment, particularly in the rural communities across the country. He explained that, the prevailing socio-economic difficulties being […]

1,604  The MTN Ghana Foundation has announced that it will close entries for its Bright Scholarship program on May 31, 2024. Eligible applicants who meet all the criteria are urged to apply through the web portal scholarship.mtn.com.gh before the application deadline. The MTN Bright Scholarship is open to continuing students pursuing a first degree at […]