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Catholic Bishops, Christian Council bemoan exclusion from National Education Forum

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) have expressed deep concern and disappointment over their exclusion from the...

National Education Forum to begin today

The National Education Forum engagements are set to begin today, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, with a series of zonal meetings scheduled to take place...

Education Minister announces reinstatement of PTAs in public schools

Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu has announced the reinstatement of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the management framework of public schools to enhance collaboration between parents...

KNUST students, Ga East Municipal Education Directorate School JHS pupils on career choices

In a remarkable initiative aimed at shaping the future of young minds, MSc. Development Management students from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

Plan Ghana partners Education Ministry to address youth unemployment

Plan Ghana International, led by its Country Director Constant Tchona, has met with the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to discuss potential collaborations aimed...

135 newly posted teachers arrive in Afram Plains South after Adom News report

The Afram Plains South Education Directorate has welcomed 135 newly posted teachers, following reports by Adom News highlighting the teacher shortage in the Kwahu...

National Education Forum to begin on this date

The National Education Forum engagements will open on Tuesday, February 18, this year and climax with a two-day validation conference from Thursday, February 27,...

Dr. Felix Kumedzro inducted as Principal of Akatsi College of Education

A Researcher and Educationist, Dr. Felix Kwame Kumedzro, has been inducted as the 13th Principal of the Akatsi College of Education in the Akatsi...

Every teacher got a laptop before we left office – Yaw Adutwum

Former Education Minister Yaw Osei Adutwum has spoken widely about several initiatives implemented under the previous government to enhance the educational experience of students...

Some SHSs face financial crisis as BoG accounts are mysteriously emptied

Some senior high schools(SHSs) in the Greater Accra Region are on the brink of a financial crisis after their accounts with the Bank of...

Free SHS policy has been a game-changer – Adutwum

Former Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has emphasized the transformative impact of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, stating that its...

70% of schools no longer on double-track system – Adutwum

Former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that 70% of Ghana's Senior High Schools (SHS) have successfully phased out the double-track system. In...

Kojo Yankah criticises education system for ignoring identity, history

The founder of the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB), Kojo Yankah, has raised concerns about the shortcomings of Ghana’s education system. According to...

Education Minister urges teachers to create positive learning environments

The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the National Teaching Council, hosted a special appreciation breakfast to honour sponsors of the Ghana Teacher Prize. The...

Parents sue WAEC over withheld results in Bono Region

A group of aggrieved parents in the Bono Region has filed a lawsuit against the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over the withholding of...

Blow-by-Blow account of how SHS student stabbed teacher in left eye [Video]

Ishmael Famous, a teacher at Asuoso Senior High School (SHS) in the Offinso North Municipality, is still grappling with the nightmare of losing sight...

GES calls for increased girls’ enrollment in STEM

Olivia Serwaa Opare, Director of Science Education at the Ghana Education Service (GES), has called for collective efforts to boost the enrollment of girls...

Infinity 970 promotes reading in Ayawaso Central Municipality

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Infinity 970 has organized a reading competition to empower pupils in basic schools across the Ayawaso Central Municipality in the...

GES warns against unauthorised BECE registration fees

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned heads of basic schools against imposing unauthorized Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration fees on final-year students. In...

GNAT demands justice, compensation for Asuoso SHS teacher stabbed in eye

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is demanding justice for Ishmael Famous, a teacher at Asuoso Senior High School (SHS) in Offinso North,...

I regret taking up this profession – SHS teacher stabbed by student in left eye

A teacher at Asuaso Senior High School(SHS) in the Offinso North Municipality of the Ashanti region. Ishmael Famous has said he regrets taking up...

GSTS PTA demands release of withheld WASSCE results

The Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) is demanding the immediate release of the Integrated Science results for...

World Vision Ghana condemns bullying at Accra Academy, Zuarungu SHS

World Vision Ghana has called for urgent action over recent reports of bullying at Accra Academy and Zuarungu Senior High School (SHS). Expressing deep concern...

Over 30 Sawla SHS students suspended indefinitely for indiscipline

Over thirty students from Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have been suspended indefinitely. The majority of those...

Piina SHS headmaster interdicted over alleged diversion of school food items

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Adams Mahama Issahaku, headmaster of Piina Senior High School in the Upper West Region, following a directive...

Mahama reacts to video of pupils crossing river to access education

President John Mahama has promised a swift intervention for residents of Asuokow in the Eastern Region, where pupils risk their lives daily to cross...

Education Minister urges University of Ghana to reduce residential facility fees

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the University of Ghana to reduce residential facility fees from GHC 3,000 to GHC 2,500 for...

Teacher trainees divided over gov’t decision to replace allowance with student loan

Some teacher trainees are calling for the Education Minister’s removal over the government’s decision to replace their allowance with a student loan scheme. Speaking to...

Gov’t announces suspension of feeding allowances for teacher trainees

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the government's decision to suspend feeding allowances for teacher trainees in colleges of education across Ghana. Speaking...

Education Ministry clarifies ‘teacher trainee allowance to go’ report

The Ministry of Education has clarified reports purporting plans to phase out the teacher trainee allowance. The Ministry has said the news item does not...

NUGS threatens nationwide protests against WAEC

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has asked the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to release the withheld results of some 2024 WASSCE...

Hamid Armah calls for institutionalization of the National Education Forum

Former Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim and former Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has urged the institutionalization of the...

Ahafo Regional Minister-designate promises free sanitary pads for girls in schools

The Ahafo Regional Minister-Designate, Charity Gardiner, has pledged to prioritize menstrual hygiene by supplying sanitary pads to girls in basic and senior high schools...

Court orders WAEC to release over 10,500 withheld results

The High Court in Accra has ordered the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to immediately release the withheld results of over 10,500 WASSCE candidates. The...

Ghana School of Law secures permanent residence in Kumasi

The Ghana School of Law has been allocated 1.1 acres of land by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to develop its permanent residence...

Accra Academy student who bullied juniors in viral video handed over to police

Management of Accra Academy has launched a full-scale investigation into a disturbing viral video showing students bullying their peers, including flogging one of them...

Joseph Osei-Owusu appointed to University of Gold Coast Council

The University of Gold Coast (UGC) has announced the appointment of Joseph Osei-Owusu, former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, as a member of its...

Free SHS: 3.9 million have benefitted, not 5.1 million — Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed claims that 5.1 million students have benefited from the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, warning...

2024 WASSCE: WAEC sends important message on withheld results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged cooperation from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates whose results have been...

Parents storm WAEC office in Kumasi over wards’ withheld results

A group of frustrated parents and students gathered at the Kumasi office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday, demanding the release...