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‘I am a fixer not a talker’ – Dr Osei Adutwum tells critics

4,393 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate an improved sector during his tenure goes beyond mere rhetorics. The Minister has come under criticism recently for some public comments regarding Ghana’s approach to educating its populace. But […]

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Lack of infrastructure forcing some public basic schools to turn pupils away – Educationist

1,695  The National Programmes Manager of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition, Festus Longmatey, has revealed some public basic schools are turning pupils away due to lack of basic infrastructure. According to him, in some areas, the lack of desks for instance means that public basic schools are unable to enroll as many pupils as […]

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Quick One:How To Check Your BECE Results

2,297  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both school and private candidates. WAEC has said it will dispatch the results and certificates of school candidates to their respective schools through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education. However, the results of Private Candidates and […]

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We need to find out if investigation on CSSPS was concluded – Dr. Anti

2,277Executive Director for Institute of Education studies, Dr. Peter Anti, has called for the publication of the conclusion of the internal investigation conducted by the Ministry of Education concerning issues of corruption related to the computerized school selection and placement system (CSSPS). According to him, the only way to get to the bottom of the […]

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Education Ministry cautions against payment of money for school placement

1,716  The Ministry of Education has cautioned parents and guardians of prospective Senior High School students against paying money as the school placement begins. In a press statement dated January 28, the Ministry noted that the placement process is purely on merit and thus no other consideration is done whatsoever. “Prospective Senior High School students, […]

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Uaddara Basic School is the winnner of the maiden GSTEP competition

1,864  The Uaddara Basic School in Kumasi on Wednesday emerged winners of the maiden edition of the Ghana Science and Technology Explorer Prize ceremony (GSTEP) held in Accra. For emerging winners, each team member of the Uaddara Basic School team will receive Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) materials and devices valued at GHS 4,000, […]

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Relevance of STEM education in 21st century, Ghana in retrospective- by Ernest Akosah

2,686  Mr Ernest Akosah, Deputy Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service make a case on the Relevance of STEM Education in 21st Century, Ghana in retrospect. According to him, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of the republic of Ghana while addressing the parliament on the eve of our independence on March […]