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End blackboard exams now — EduWatch demands dedicated funding for school assessments
Policy think tank Africa Education Watch has called for an immediate end to the practice of pupils writing examinations from blackboards in public basic...
Eduwatch urges GES to publish district recruitment quotas for transparency
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called on the Ghana Education Service to make public its district-level recruitment quotas as...
Eduwatch petitions Chief of Staff to stop GH¢600m foreign scholarship liabilities
Education advocacy giant Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has officially petitioned the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, demanding an immediate freeze on what it describes...
Galamsey, betting fuel rising school dropouts in Northern Ghana – Eduwatch
Education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has expressed concern over a growing education crisis in northern Ghana, disclosing that nearly 70 per...
Eduwatch calls for ‘surgical inquiry’ into 2025 WASSCE dip
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) is calling for a thorough investigation into the sharp decline in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE),...
Eduwatch Boss slams politicisation of 2025 WASSCE results
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has criticised the persistent politicisation surrounding the 2025 WASSCE results, warning that it distracts from addressing...
Eduwatch demands GES immediately recall 83,000 gov’t tablets over pornography crisis
A concern has erupted within the government’s flagship digital learning initiative after Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu revealed that some students are using state-issued tablets...
Eduwatch urges mandatory warranty on school desks to guarantee quality
The education advocacy group Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has urged the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Education to enforce a minimum...
Pursue legal action if treated unfairly over hair directive – Eduwatch urges students, parents
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has encouraged parents and students to seek legal redress if they feel unfairly treated under...
Eduwatch urges inclusion of traditional and cultural leaders in curriculum review
Education think tank, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has emphasized that the effectiveness of Ghana’s curriculum relies not only on teaching in schools but also...
CSSPS challenges rooted in expectations, not lack of space – Eduwatch boss
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has clarified that the recurring challenges with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) are...
Parents must help curb exam malpractice – EduWatch
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has urged parents across Ghana to play an active role in curbing examination malpractice, which remains...
BECE 2025: Eduwatch highlights digital inequality concerns
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has sounded the alarm on the stark digital divide in Ghana's basic schools, urging the government to take immediate action...
Scrap exam fees for basic pupils – Eduwatch
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has strongly criticized the practice of charging examination fees to parents of students in public basic schools, expressing concerns that...
Eduwatch sends important message to Haruna Iddrisu
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called for a substantial increase in Ghana’s national education budget following the nomination of...
EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations
Education think tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...
EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations
Education think tank Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...
NDC’s promise to uncap GETFund could transform Education – Eduwatch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has endorsed the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s pledge to uncap the Ghana Education Trust...
EduWatch urges Mahama to clarify free tertiary education promise for Level 100 students
Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on former President John Mahama to clarify his recent promise to offer free tertiary education for Level 100...
We must have a specific target on fee waiver for level 100 students –...
A policy influencer at Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kwasi Nimo Jnr, has called for a more targeted approach to providing financial support for needy...
EduWatch reacts to NDC’s free university tuition for first-year students
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has advised the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama to prioritise supporting...
Eduwatch reacts to Free SHS bill
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), a prominent educational policy think tank, has raised concerns about the proposed government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill.
They claim...
Eduwatch’s Kofi Asare recounts how a Busy Internet manager verbally attacked him for criticising...
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare has recounted a troubling encounter with a manager from Busy Internet Ghana Limited at...
The education sector has a funding gab – Eduwatch
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has highlighted a funding gap in Ghana's education sector.
According to Mr. Asare, government has been...
Over 2.5 million students have benefited from Free SHS to date – EduWatch
The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has revealed that the government's flagship programme, the free senior high school (Free SHS) policy, has benefited over 2.5...
Free SHS: Parents opting for boarding status for children must pay – EduWatch
Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has called on the government to reconsider its Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
It suggested that, parents who...
Eduwatch condemns ‘inhuman treatment’ of UG student for allegedly being ‘gay’
An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has condemned the 'inhuman treatment' meted out to a University of Ghana student for allegedly being gay.
In a...
JHS pupils likely to write BECE without seeing any textbook – EduWatch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), Kofi Asare says there is a likelihood that Junior High School(JHS) pupils may have to take...
Headmasters imposing illegal fees on students causing students’ dropout – EduWatch
Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has said the unauthorized fees imposed by some headmasters are worrying and causing students drop out.
This comes...
Eduwatch reacts to Mahama’s plans to cancel licensure exams
Advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has urged former President John Mahama to go beyond the cancelation of the teacher licensure exams to institute...
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...
Free SHS: Eduwatch scolds govt over debt owed uniforms and food suppliers
The Africa Education Watch says the continuous demand for arrears by the National Association of Institutional Suppliers and National Food Suppliers is a clear...
Audit free Wi-Fi programme in Senior High Schools – Eduwatch to Auditor-General
An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has charged the Auditor-General to commission a full- scale performance audit into the free Wi-Fi programme in...
Teachers failing licensure exams a good omen – EduWatch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has expressed satisfaction with the failure of the 6,451 candidates who took the 2023 Ghana...
Drowning of 9 pupils: EduWatch blames GES, Education Ministry
The African Education Watch has blamed the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the drowning of nine children at Faanaa,...
NUGS, EduWatch petition Parliament to uncap GETFund
National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and African Education Watch (EduWatch) have petitioned Parliament to help uncap GETFUND, which to them was collapsing education...
Provide life jackets to pupils in island communities – Eduwatch to govt
An education advocacy group is calling on government to provide life jackets to pupils and staff in island communities who commute by water.
The call...
Eduwatch petitions Parliament over 2023 GETFund allocation
Eduwatch has petitioned Parliament to reject the allocation of ₵1.8 billion made to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).
According to Eduwatch, the allocation of...
Eduwatch bemoans lack of urgency by Police in prosecuting WASSCE fraud suspects
The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) says its efforts in getting the Police to prosecute suspects of examination fraud have not yielded any results a...
Free SHS: Eduwatch welcomes Akufo-Addo’s call for broader conversation
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has welcomed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s call for broader conversation on the Free Senior High...