Education
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WASSCE: 70% mathematics pass highly ‘questionable’ – Educationist laments
Lecturer at the Institute of Distance Education under the University of Education-Winneba, Counsellor Daniel Fenyi, has raised concerns about the 70 percent pass in the core mathematics paper recorde…
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GHS says 41 SHS students have tested positive for coronavirus in one school
A physician epidemiologist at the Ghana Health Service has disclosed that 41 students in an unnamed senior high school in the Greater Accra Region have contracted the COVID-19. Asiedu-Bekoe Franklin,…
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Angry students assault teacher, stab security in the chest
A student of Akro Senior High School is reported to have beaten a teacher of the school and also stabbed a security officer in the chest with a broken bottle. According to a JoyNews report sighted by…
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KTU calls for govt aid as students develop traffic lights with cameras
The Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has called on the government to assist technical universities to develop artificial intelligence tools needed to beef up the country’s security. This assistan…
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Strike action continues until our demands are fully met – TUTAG
Mr Emmanuel Adu, the Vice-Chairperson of the Cape Coast branch of the Technical university Teacher’s Association of Ghana (TUTAG), says they would not back down on their demand until the government g…
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Wesley Girls, others emerge atop in WASSCE ranking for Central Region
Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation of merit. The ceremony, whi…
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TUTAG announce indefinite strike after govt failed to meet condition
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite partial strike from Monday, 14 June 2021. TUTAG, in a statement, indicated that its decision is a result of …
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All dilapidated schools across Ghana to be renovated
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has announced plans by the Ministry to begin rehabilitating all old and dilapidated basic schools across the country. This is to make sure that the sch…
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Girl education threatened in Uganda as nearly 2,000 girls between age 10-19 impregnated in one district
Tororo district in Uganda has reported a sudden rise in teenage pregnancy in a period of three months hence threatening to cut short- the pursuit for education amongst girls of school going age, Dail…
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On-campus operations on halt as KNUST Senior Staff embark on strike
Administrative and academic activities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have slowed down significantly as the Senior Staff Association declared a full-scale strike on…