Education

Asantehene endorses ongoing education reforms as he applauds Dr Adutwum for his vision and effort towards the nation’s transformation

272  The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has lauded the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for the massive reforms he has brought into the nation’s education sector. He explained that the reforms which span the areas of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, Teacher […]

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CHASS demands urgent funds, furniture for Senior High Schools

185  The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education to prioritize two critical issues; funding shortages and furniture deficiencies in senior high schools across the country. With both third-year and first-year students returning to school on January 3rd, 2024, CHASS President Rev. […]

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Interdicted headteachers to appear before investigative committee today

178  Four out of the seven headteachers who were interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear before a committee set up to investigate the claims today, December 12. The Ghana Education Service (GES) explained that the headteachers were accused of charging students various unapproved fees, including alleged payments […]

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Resurrect NABCO to absorb out gone National Service Personnel – Chief Nurudeen to Gov’t 

335 A youth activist and a National Service Personnel in the Tamale Metropolitan, Chief Ibrahim Nurudeen has appealed to government to resurrect the Nabco Programme to absorb out gone service personnel to avoid frustration among the youth. According to him, the competition in the job market is tedious and it would be frustrating for a […]

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Vice-Chancellor Of AAMUSTED Calls For Support From Alumni Association

215  Professor Frederick Kwaku Sarfo, Vice Chancellor at the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills-Training And Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has urged past students of the university to join the Alumni Association so that they could contribute their knowledge and expertise into the shaping of the current students and to participate in the development of the […]

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Increase investment in teacher education-Prof Ahmed Jinapor

281  The Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has posited that teachers were the architects of a nation’s future and therefore called for increased investment in teacher education since it was the foundation for national development. According to him, the call for increased investment in teacher education was […]

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Education Minister praised for an event free School placement exercise

241  Some parents, guardians and stakeholders in the country have praised the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for an event-free Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) exercise this year. According to the concerned Ghanaians, the fact that no incident has so far been recorded during the self-placement and the general admission process attests […]

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Seven Headteachers in Ashanti Region interdicted for charging unauthorized fees

271  Seven headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the Ashanti Region have been asked to step aside for allegedly charging unauthorized fees from fresh students. The Ghana Education Service (GES) in separate statements dated December 8, 2023, noted that it has initiated investigations into the conduct of the headteachers. The headteachers are Mrs Selina […]