Govt to reintroduce national high school certificates

Government has revealed it will reintroduce the issuance of national certificates aside the WASSCE, as part of the rolling out of new curriculum for basic schools. According to the Education Minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the...

Free SHS: 1.3 million students expected in school this year – Napo

The Student population in Senior High Schools will be around 1.2 million after this year’s admissions, Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed. Speaking at the Meet The Press encounter in Accra on Wednesday, he...

UEW saga: Fmr VC, dismissed staff chased out by Police

A combined team of National Security operatives and Police personnel Tuesday afternoon chased out some dismissed staff of the University of Education, Winneba. The dismissed staff who stormed the Council Chamber Tuesday, July 23, included...

Lecturer sues UEW Vice-Chancellor Afful-Broni

The Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Kingsley Amoakwah has sued the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni and the education outfit. The applicant wants the High Court to restrain...

E/R: Second Cycle Schools in deficit of over 37k mono desks

Inadequate furniture remains a major worry to the management of most Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region with students struggling to have comfortable desks to sit on to study. While in some schools plastic...

Infrastructure alone cannot guarantee quality education – NaCCA Boss

Executive Secretary to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Dr Prince Armah has warned against translating infrastructure development in the country’s educational system into improved quality. “The value of education as a tool for...

National Service Personnel launch 10th anniversary in Ho

The National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) on Friday, July 19 launched their 10th-anniversary celebration on the theme, ‘Rearing for food and jobs; the role of National Service Personnel’. After a successful musical walk on the...

E/R: Principal shares bungalow with students; appeals for more dorms

The Principal of the Community Vocational and Technical Institute (CDVTI) at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region, Felicia Mamaa Botchway, has been compelled to share her bungalow with female...

UEW suspends graduation ceremony indefinitely

The University of Education, Winneba, has suspended its planned and publicised  congregation for 2018/19 graduands has been postponed indefinitely. The decision comes after government failed to constitute a new governing council to supervise the ceremony...

GHS, GES investigate strange skin infection among Tsledom sch. pupils 

The Lower Manya Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Education Service and the municipal Health Directorate have commenced investigations into "strange" skin rashes and wounds spotted on dozens of school pupils at Tsledom M/A Basic...