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Teacher reforms in Ghana, now a model for many African countries- Dr Addai-Poku

1,956  The Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr Christian Addai-Poku, has hinted that teacher reforms in Ghana have now become a model for many African countries. This, according to him is proven by the visitors it has been receiving from other countries to study what the NTC has been doing. Dr Addai-Poku announced […]

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School Feeding Secretariat begs caterers to go back and cook

2,630  The Ghana School Feeding Secretariat is urging school feeding caterers to reconsider their decision to withdraw their services while the government works to ensure the release of funds for the payment of their arrears. Some caterers in the Ashanti Region participating in the government’s school feeding program went on strike on Tuesday, April 4, […]

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Financing of Free SHS unnecessarily political; it’s inadequately funded – Chairman of WAEC Council

1,674  The Chairman of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Professor Ato Essuman, has said that the free Senior High Schools (SHS) programme is inadequately funded, something which has become a major challenge to most schools. According to him, financing of SHS in the country has become political and this could inadvertently affect the development […]

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Former KNUST SRC President Michael Abuah , Executives Cleared Of Wrongdoing By Management

1,792  KNUST MANAGEMENT has written officially to exonerate the former President of the KNUST SRC, Mr. Michael Abuah, and former Speaker of the KNUST SRC Parliamentary Council, Mr. Andrew Anokye Kyeremateng, the vice-president, Reginald Amo Yeboah, and Financial Secretary, Derek Dadzie after series of investigations over allegations of misappropriation of funds by the Disciplinary Committee […]

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Give SHSs autonomy to develop – Prof. Aryeetey urges govt

1,754A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG), Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has called on the government to grant senior high schools (SHSs) some level of autonomy to help improve education in the country. Such autonomy, he said, would give the schools the authority to mobilise funds to complement what the government provided for education, […]

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Registration Of Form 1&2 Pupils For BECE Illegal-GES To Head Of Basic Schools

2,715The Management of the Ghana Education Service has reminded all Heads of Basic Schools (both public and private) that registration of JHS1 and JHS2 for the BECE is ILLEGAL. According to the institution, registration of candidates for the BECE is strictly for students in Junior High School Form Three (JHS3) only. In a statement copied […]

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KNUST School Of Medicine And Dentistry Lauds NAPO

1,822  Management of School of Medicine and Dentistry at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has lauded Energy Minister,Dr.Mathew Opoku Prempeh for donating to the school. Speaking at a short ceremony to officially present the  instructional items to the school this afternoon,Dean of the School,Prof. Daniel Ansong,  was much grateful to Hon.Mathew Opoku […]

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Strive for the training of more researchers for the development of the country-Rev Ntim Fordjour

1,625  The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of General Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has challenged tertiary institutions in the country to strive for the training of more researchers towards the development of the country. He explained that as a developing nation, there was a need for more groundbreaking researchers to be trained to […]