Without mincing words, the Executive Secretary of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Hon. Osei Assibey Antwi has hit the hammer right on the head of the nail so far as the spare of the graduate unemployment rate in Ghana is concerned. “Let me share some key advice with you, Get …
Read More »Deploy virtual learning interventions to students affected by dam spillage – Eduwatch to gov’t
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), a research and advocacy organization for education policy, has raised concerns about the country’s educational system’s disaster readiness. This comes after the Kpong and Akosombo dam spills, which caused two weeks of educational disruption in several impacted communities and districts in the Volta Region. During the …
Read More »NSMQ 2023: OWASS beats Prempeh and Pope John to finals
Following a gallant victory in today’s semi-final, Opoku Ware School, fondly referred to as OWASS, made considerable progress toward winning their third National Science and Maths Quiz championship. In the second semi-final of the day, Santasi, which won the coveted NSMQ championship in 1997 and 2002, put on a remarkable …
Read More »Improve the existing Universities and stop establishing new ones – UTAG to gov’t
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has urged the government to stop plans for the establishment of five new universities and instead direct resources to improve the existing ones. While UTAG acknowledged the importance of increasing access to higher education, it emphasized that the current public universities are severely …
Read More »UTAG to strike over Book and Research allowance
If the government does not resolve the University Teachers Association of Ghana’s (UTAG) concerns surrounding the payment of its Book and Research Allowance (BRA), the union has warned to sabotage labor peace. In a statement posted on Monday, October 16, 2023, UTAG issued the warning. The Book and Research Allowance, …
Read More »Allow CHASS to procure food items for their students – John Mahama
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has asked the government to permit headmasters and mistresses to buy supplies for their particular Senior High Schools, and former president John Dramani Mahama has backed this request. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for 2024 stated that such …
Read More »MTN Ghana engages students on cybersecurity awareness
Students at the Osu Presbyterian Senior School participated in a discussion sponsored by MTN Ghana on the motion that “Social media platforms should implement stricter security and privacy controls because users are incapable of protecting themselves online.” As part of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the initiative continues MTN’s dedication to cybersecurity education …
Read More »Allow SHS’s to purchase food for students – CHASS to gov’t
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has urged school administrators to provide their institutions permission to buy food for students’ meals. This role, it claimed, had been a constant demand from CHASS for a number of years due to the way some suppliers had let it down …
Read More »“My govt’s record, investments in education unmatched in 4th Republic” – President Akufo-Addo
“It is important to state that no Government, in the history of the 4th Republic, has done more for the growth of the education sector than the Akufo-Addo Government, and the numbers back this claim. One hundred fourteen billion, five hundred million, six hundred twelve thousand, one hundred thirty-five cedis …
Read More »Free SHS WASSCE results better than those of 2016 – Akufo-Addo
The Chartered Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) were recognized for their contribution to the successful implementation of the innovative Free Senior High School Policy, which began in September 2017, by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President also praised them for the students consistently outstanding …
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