UE/R: GES suspends Tempane SHS headmaster over Akamba’s video

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the headmaster of Tempane Senior High School in the Upper East region Dominic Ndegu Amolale. It follows a viral video of an aspiring National Organiser of the National...

Govt Backtracks Double Track System in Tatale SHS

Government has begun cancelling the double track system under the Free SHS Programme in schools in the Northern Region following lack of basic teaching and learning structures. The two Deputy Director Generals of the Ministry...

Teachers, unsung heroes of Ghana – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has lauded the enormous contribution of teachers to Ghana’s socio-economic development. Describing teachers as “unsung heroes”, Dr Bawumia extolled the dedication and selflessness exhibited by practitioners of the teaching profession...
Minister in Charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah

Harruna Attah writes: Yankah versus Yankah

We read in Alice in Wonderland about things getting curiouser and curiouser… If the future of my country was not involved – education – I would just have laughed it off as a comedy of...

UE/R: Community exposes contractor using substandard bricks for school block

The people of Guzongo, a community in the Bawku West District, have uncovered scores of substandard bricks a building contractor is said to have gathered to construct a school block in that part of...
Kojo Bonsu

Free SHS good idea but rushed – Kojo Bonsu

A flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kojo Bonsu has hailed the flagship Free SHS education policy of the ruling government. However, he was emphatic that the policy was rushed hence the challenges...

Free SHS: Koforidua SECTECH resort to plastic chairs in classrooms

The desk crises in most Public Senior High Schools across the country seems to be deepening as Starr News uncovers more harrowing situations. Last week, Starr News reported of a severe desks deficit at the...

15 DPSI students qualify for national spelling bee competition

Fifteen brilliant students of Delhi Public School International (DPSI) have qualified to participate in the next edition of the Ghana National Spelling Bee Competition. The qualified students who were part of a total of 45...

Govt committed to enhancing teaching profession – Napo

Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has reiterated government’s commitment to enhance the teaching profession in the country, ensuring the transformation process of the educational sector. Dr Opoku Prempeh said this when the top ten...

Central University holds Library Week

The Central University Library, the hub of scholarly information, is 20 years old and it has organized a Library Week to mark the milestone. The month of October has been earmarked to observe the Week...