President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has intervened in the case of the eight senior high school students of Chiana who have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for insulting the President. This was after the President’s attention was drawn to it. Consequently, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has directed the […]
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UTAG temporarily suspends strike
The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has resolved to suspend its industrial action temporarily. This followed an emergency meeting by UTAG’s National Executive Committee on Monday to evaluate their ongoing strike. Prior to this, meetings held between the leadership of UTAG, Parliament’s Education Committee, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Education Minister and […]
Govt to reduce elective courses of students who cannot read or write – Minister
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says government intends to institute measures to reduce the elective subjects of Junior High School students who cannot read or write. The intervention, he explained, is aimed at ensuring that students at Junior High Schools are able to, at least, read and write by the time they complete […]
Education Ministry rolls out scheme to rank SHSs
The Ministry of Education has rolled out two ranking schemes for all senior high schools (SHSs) in the country to place each institution in its proper perspective and to fully assess the free SHS policy. The first, which is to be the national ranking, is expected to rank each school on the scale of one […]