Education
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Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says new curriculum has led to improvement in Ghana’s literacy rate
Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has vehemently rejected allegations that educational standards in Ghana have fallen. He says a series of innovations introduced by the government has seen a …
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University of Ghana senior staff and TEWU threaten to strike over unsettled market premiums
The Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union at the University of Ghana have threatened to lay down their tools if management fails to pay their arrears of Interim Mar…
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Minister of Education clarifies reopening of schools for new SHS students
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has justified the commencement of the 2023/2024 academic year on December 4, 2024. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Dr Adutwum outlined the harmonised p…
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Education Watch supports Dec.4 reporting date for SHS 1 students
Education think tank Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has defended the Ghana Education Service’s December 4 reporting date for first-year senior high school students across the country. The think ta…
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People’s National Convention joins calls for rescheduling of reporting date for SHS 1 students
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has expressed deep concern over the directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) that first-year Senior High School students should report to school today, De…
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Parents/Guardians of 1st-year SHS students react to reopening date
Some parents and guardians of first-year senior high school students, who accompanied their wards to school on their first day within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly of the Ashanti Region, have expr…
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1st year students to report to school today despite concerns
First-year senior high school students across the country are expected to report to their respective schools today despite calls for reconsideration of the reopening date. Parents and other relevant …
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Clement Apaak tells Ministry of Education to consider demand to alter reopening date for fresh SHS students
The Ranking Member of the Education Committee in Parliament, Clement Apaak, is urging the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, to reconsider the decision to keep the reopening date for first-…
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Education Ministry says reopening for new SHS students remains December 4
The Ministry of Education has indicated that the reopening date for fresh Senior High School students remains December 4, 2023. The date, which is for both single and double-track students, was conta…
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About 30 schools remain closed in Nkwanta south weeks after clashes
Over 30 schools within the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region remain closed weeks after the Adele, Challa, and Akyode tribes clashed over disagreements regarding the performance of ritual r…