EDUCATION

The government’s refusal to reimburse suppliers for tablets and other educational supplies, together with the hold-up in marking the scripts for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), have caused great alarm among the Minority in Parliament. Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, the ranking member on education, charged earlier today in a news conference …

On Monday, August 19, 2024, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) began conducting theoretical and practical exams for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates in 2024. This is in accordance with how the Visual Art Project was managed between August 5, 2024, and August 16, 2024. …

Several pupils sustained injuries in a violent altercation between Form Two and Form Three students at Assin Nsuta Agricultural Senior High School in the Central Region; five of them are presently seeking medical attention in the hospital. A Form Three student was allegedly seen having a romantic relationship with a …

To address their concerns and end the current strike, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has called the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to a meeting. The Ministry of Employment and Labour will host the meeting on Monday, August 19, 2024. On June 14, 2024, CETAG …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has been informed by NDC Flagbearer John Dramani Mahama that the party’s “no fee stress” policy will not affect university subventions and domestically produced income. Mahama promised to establish a “no fees stress” program, which would exclude first-year university students from paying academic …

The Public Relations Officer for the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Adam Abdul Majid, has described former President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to make first-year tertiary education free as “mere lip service”. According to him, the policy is “dead on arrival” as the current arrangement at the SLTF already provides …

The NDC was criticized by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) for not consulting the organization prior to releasing its Youth Manifesto. On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, the president of NUGS, stated to asaaseradio.com that the student union was not consulted by the NDC while creating …

In response to the teachers’ unrelenting strike, a group of Ashanti region teacher trainees is calling for the temporary shutdown of all 46 colleges in the nation. After the government broke its pledge to execute outstanding mandatory arbitration rulings, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) staged a …

The planned industrial action that was supposed to start on August 9th, 2024, has been canceled by the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC), the Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG). This decision comes after the …

The Ministry of Finance must approve the payment of agreed-upon allowances by August 8, 2024, or else three unions have said they would go on strike on August 9, 2024. This prospective strike involves the following unions: Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC), Federation of …