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GNAT warns of dire consequences of using classrooms as hosting centers during emergencies

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned the use of classrooms as hosting centers for people during emergencies will have dire consequences. GNAT...

Mfantsipim Old Boys furious over student population hike

Four unopposed aspirants of various positions within the Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) have expressed concern over the current large student population and have...

Hundreds forced out of school by South Tongu floods

A total of 893 basic schoolchildren in the South Tongu district are now loitering at home after five basic schools were shut in the...

Integrated Science will no longer be core subject for science students – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum, has revealed that the new educational curriculum for Senior High Schools (SHS) excludes science students from...

NSMQ 2023: KETASCO dedicates win over AUGUSCO, TAMASCO to late James Lutterodt, displaced Voltarians

Keta Senior High and Technical School (KETASCO) has sent packing St. Augustine’s College and Lions of Tamale Senior High School to qualify for the...

Simms SHS students sleep in classrooms after fire incident

Following a devastating fire that engulfed the boys’ dormitory at SIMMS Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti region last Friday, a dire situation...

Gomoa West MP spends parliamentary break in the classroom; teaches Apam SHS students [Photos]

Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Richard Gyan, spent his parliamentary break teaching at his alma mater, Apam Senior High School in the Central...

Ghana Library Authority holds career mentorship seminar at St. Mary Technical Institute

Students of the Saint Mary Technical Institute in Asamankese could not hide their joy when the Koforidua Youth Engagement Centres (YEC) team, set up...

Eastern Library introduces cocoa community literacy intervention

The Eastern Regional Library in partnership with the Atiwa West District Assembly and Education Directorate has introduced the Cocoa Community Literacy Intervention (CCLI) which...

UTAG threatens strike over Book and Research Allowance

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has asked government to pay them their 2023/23 Book and Research Allowance (BRA) by Saturday, October 21.  It...

Keta Floods: Concerned Youth appeals to GES for temporary closure of schools  

A youth activist at Nukpesekope, a suburb of Keta in the Volta region, Wonder Setsoafia Deynu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Fire guts SIMMS SHS boys dormitory

The boys' dormitory of SIMMS Senior High School (SHS) at Fawoade in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti region has been gutted by...

NSMQ 2023: The 27 seeded schools for the 2024 edition

The one-eighth contest of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) concluded with a total of 27 schools securing their place in the...

Buem-Jasikan Assembly rewards hardworking teachers [Photos]

The Buem-Jasikan Municipal Assembly in the Oti region has honoured some hardworking teachers in the area. According to the Assembly, this will motivate teachers to...

Mahama backs CHASS’ demand to handle feeding of students

Former President John Mahama has backed calls by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) on government to allow school heads purchase...

Give us mandate to purchase food for students – CHASS tells government

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called on government to allow schools to purchase their own food items to feed...

We will make Ghana leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government’s goal is to position Ghana as a leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa, as STEM education...

My govt’s record, investments in education unmatched in 4th Republic – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government's record and investment in the education sector are unmatched in the Fourth Republic. “It is important to state...

NSMQ 2023: Sweet revenge as Mpraeso slays Ghana National in payback

In a surprising turn of events, Ghana National College has been kicked out of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Central...

University of Ghana to sack students with CGPA below 1.00

The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has announced the withdrawal of some continuing undergraduate students who have a cumulative grade point average...

KSTS students threaten demo over lack of furniture

Students of Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSTS) at Patase in the Ashanti region have given the Ministry of Education a two-week ultimatum to...

Over 900 Ghana School of Law students pass 2023 exams

The leadership of the 2023 batch of students of the Ghana School of Law has expressed satisfaction with the pass rate for this year’s...

2023 WASSCE malpractices: Eduwatch calls for speedy prosecution of culprits

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on authorities to expedite the prosecution of culprits arrested for engaging in exam malpractices in this year's West...

Education Minister launches NELI to sharpen skills of educational leaders

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Friday, launched the National Educational Leadership Institute (NELI) to provide specialised professional leadership and management development training...

Govt urged to support Islamic education, expand holiday celebrations

The 3rd National Conference of Imams in Ghana concluded with a series of resolutions aimed at strengthening the role of Imams in the country,...

Bawumia supporters in UK commission borehole for Banso basic school

United Kingdom-based (UK) supporters of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have commissioned a bore-hole facility for Banso D/A basic school...

52% of females in SHS sexually assaulted in 2 years – Report

A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Girls Excellent Movement (GEM) has revealed that 51.9% of females in SHS  were sexually assaulted between...

School bus catches fire at Akatsi Agbedrafor junction

A bus carrying student athletes from second cycle schools in the lower mid zone of the Volta region caught fire at Akatsi Agbedrafor junction...

Ghana’s Education System at Crossroads: Are we truly leaving no one behind?

In the countdown to 2030, the year set as the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is imperative to scrutinise the...

NSMQ23: Day 1 of prelims showcases academic excellence and fierce competition

The stage was set, and the anticipation was palpable on the first day of the preliminary stage of the 2023 National Championship of the...

62% of primary 2 pupils can’t read – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says Ghana’s education cannot continue to depend on apprenticeship-produced leadership, but on purposefully trained leaders interested...

NSMQ23: Wesley Grammar SHS beats HOLICO, St. Andrew’s SHS to qualify for one-eighth stage

For the second consecutive year, Holy Child School has failed yet again to win its preliminary contests to qualify for the one-eighth stage of...

NSMQ 2023: Anlo SHS thrashes Nkoranza SHS, Bompeh SHS sails through to one-eighth stage

In the heart of academic prowess at the Sarah Mensah Auditorium at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the prestigious National...

GNAT chases govt over unfulfilled promises

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), says government is yet to fulfil the numerous promises made to teachers with the aim of addressing...

WAEC to begin 2023 BECE marking on Monday

The marking of scripts of the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence on Monday, October 9, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC)...

Blind teachers appeal for government support

The Blind Teachers Association is appealing to government to support them through policy initiatives. In its statement to mark this year’s World Teachers Day, the...

Govt considers transfer grants for teachers posted to deprived communities

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says government is considering paying transfer grants to teachers who are willing to be posted to...

I pay homage to teachers who made me who I am today – Akufo-Addo 

President Akufo-Addo says the invaluable contribution of teachers to the nation’s human resource development and growth is phenomenal.  “I pay homage to teachers who made...

Faith Aku Dzakpasu is 2023 Most Outstanding Teacher in Ghana

Faith Aku Dzakpasu, a teacher at GRETA ‘D’ Shepherd Two Basic School in the Greater Accra region has been adjudged the most outstanding teacher...

We cannot overlook your role in Ghana’s developmental agenda – Akufo-Addo to teachers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appreciated the excellent contribution of teachers towards the achievement of the country’s educational transformational agenda. “We can never overlook...