Education
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GNAT cautions of dreadful effects of utilizing classrooms as hosting centers during emergencies
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is warning about the dire consequences of using classrooms as hosting centres for people during emergencies. GNAT argues that the practice hinders te…
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Simms SHS students adopt to sleeping in classrooms after fire incident
Following a devastating fire that engulfed the boys’ dormitory at Simms Senior High School in the Ashanti region last Friday, a dire situation has unfolded, leaving many students stranded and without…
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University Teachers Association of Ghana warns industrial action over Book and Research Allowance
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has threatened to disrupt industrial harmony if the government fails to address their concerns regarding the payment of its Book and Research Allow…
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Ex-President John Dramani welcomes calls for SHSs to buy food items for feeding students
Former President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed calls by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) for Senior High Schools to be allowed to buy food items for feeding their stud…
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Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools raises concern over indiscipline in SHSs
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has expressed concern about the complete breakdown of discipline in Senior High Schools (SHS). CHASS says Heads of Senior High Schools …
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President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reveals Ghana spent over GH₵100bn on education in 7 years
Ghana has allocated a total of GHS114,500,612,135.00 to the education sector in the last seven years, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed. Of this, GHS12, 961, 284, 548.00 has been sp…
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Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools tells govt to allow SHSs to purchase their own food items
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the long delay in the disbursement of foodstuff to Senior High Schools across the country. CHASS i…
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Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says free SHS has created opportunities for about 1.4m students
The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has lauded the government’s Free Senior High School policy, saying it has provided a window of opportunity for over 1.4 million students to attain a seco…
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University of Ghana to remove Level 200 and 300 students with CGPA below 1.00
The University of Ghana (UG) has served notice that students with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) below 1.00 in the Colleges of Basic and Applied Sciences, Education and Humanities, effective…
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United States commits $60m to buttress educational accountability in Ghana
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a $60 million initiative to improve educational accountability in the country. A statement…