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Bawumia proposes PTA involvement in Free SHS feeding programme

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has proposed involving parents through Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the school feeding...

Madina SDA Basic School PTA raises alarm over private building on its compound

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of the SDA Basic 1 and 2 School at Madina in Accra has petitioned the La Nkwantanang Municipal Director...

Osu Presby students receive free sanitary pads to promote menstrual hygiene

Mi Shia Foundation has partnered with Orange Tulip to promote menstrual hygiene by donating sanitary items to students of the Osu Presbyterian Secondary School. The...

Nanka Bruce school on the verge of collapse; authorities call for immediate intervention [Photos]

The Dr. F. V. Nanka Bruce Junior High School (JHS) school building in Korle Gonno, a suburb of the Greater Accra region is in...

Teacher inflicts cane injuries on pupils for wearing unprescribed uniform

A teacher at the Baptist School Complex and Orphanage in Suhum-Trotor in the Suhum Municipal District of the Eastern Region is accused of severely...

Eduwatch’s Kofi Asare recounts how a Busy Internet manager verbally attacked him for criticising free Wi-Fi in schools [Listen]

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare has recounted a troubling encounter with a manager from Busy Internet Ghana Limited at...

One dead, 10 injured after vehicle transporting students plunges into river 

One person has been reported dead with about 10 injured in an accident involving students of Yilo Krobo Senior High School (SHS) and Somanya...

Limit teacher licensure exam attempts to two – Kofi Asare

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, is calling for a more rigorous approach to the teacher licensure exams regime. Speaking on Joy FM’s...

Bawumia touts success of Free SHS

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has said the decision to introduce Free SHS is the stepping stone to the...

Lessons suspended over ‘shit bombing’ incident at Asuafu R/C school

Students and teachers of Asuafu R/C Primary School in the Tain District of the Bono Region were met with a disturbing sight as they...

First African headmaster of Mfantsipim to be honoured at Ghana’s Festival of Institutional Lodges

The Festival of Institutional Lodges organised by the District Grand Lodge of Ghana is gearing up to honour Francis Lodowic Bartels (OBE), the first...

Education Minister to roll out ‘One student One Tablet’ in 2 weeks

The Education Ministry has announced plans to roll out the free tablets for Senior High School students in the next two weeks starting with...

Good news for Ghanaian students on govt scholarship abroad

Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang has urged calm among Ghanaian students stranded abroad over their delayed stipends. The Registrar has said the...

Free Wi-Fi: Government pays service provider GHS56m for no internet in schools

It was 11:00 am on July 6, 2023, at one of Ghana’s prestigious senior high schools, Accra Academy. Students had gathered in the Information and...

Ghana Education Service partners with Zoomlion for zero waste school program

Zoomlion Foundation and Ghana Education Service have launched an ambitious Zero Waste Project in schools, aimed at promoting sustainable practices through education. The launch event...

Anyaa Sowutuom MP hands over new classroom block to Odorgonno SHS

Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi has officially commissioned and handed over a new 6-unit classroom block with a 10-seater...

Schools in Kpando receive free sanitary pads to commemorate menstrual hygiene day

To address the menstrual challenges in schools, the Kpando Young Ladies Association has supported over six schools in the Municipality with hundreds of sanitary...

U/E: SHS students advocate for changing rooms, tax removal on pads

Senior high school students in the Upper East Region have called for the provision of changing rooms in schools and the removal of taxes...

Krachiwura appeals for Technical University in Oti region

The Krachiwura, Nana Mprah Besemuna, has appealed to the Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to establish a Technical...

Christian Service University receives presidential charter

After several years of dedicated hard work and significant achievements, Christian Service University College, CSUC, a private institution, in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi,...

NADMO warns of disaster as Techiman North private schools use tricycles as ‘school bus’

Private schools in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region have been using tricycles and unapproved vehicles to transport pupils to and...

Adentan Education Directorate partners Renel Ghana Foundation, Global Quality to mark Menstrual Hygiene Day

Human rights and child welfare advocacy group, Renel Ghana Foundation, in collaboration with the Global Quality Assurance Association and the Adentan Education Directorate, marked...

World Menstrual Hygiene Day marked at Mepe with educational event

The North Tongu District Health Directorate, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Office, commemorated World Menstrual Hygiene Day at Mepe D/A JHS. This celebration emphasized...

NUGS demand swift action on conditions of Ghanaian students on scholarship abroad

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on the government to urgently address the concerns of Ghanaian students on scholarships abroad. NUGS has...

MTN Ghana Foundation’s Bright scholarship application close on May 31

The MTN Ghana Foundation has announced that it will close entries for its Bright Scholarship program on May 31, 2024. Eligible applicants who meet all...

The need to include Africa’s Agenda 2063 in the curriculum of basic schools in Ghana

Agenda 2063 is a master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. This vision emerged as African leadership shifted its focus...

Teacher trainees refute govt’s claim on allowance payment

Teacher trainees at the Berekum College of Education have disputed the government's assertion that all backlog of their allowances has been settled. Speaking to Adom...

Final-year Ghanaian students on govt scholarship in Morocco risk repetition [Audio]

Final-year Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco are likely to stay another year in school due to the lack of money to fund...

Three officers of Somè SHS interdicted over alleged theft

Three officials from Somè Senior High School in the Volta Region have been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) pending an investigation into...

Kadjebi MP cuts sod for construction of TVET school at Dodo Amanfrom

The Member of Parliament for Kadjebi Akan constituency in the Oti Region, Engineer Yao Gomado has led a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of...

Mastercard partners SHS heads to enroll brilliant but needy students

To identify and support academically brilliant yet financially constrained students, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program has held a dialogue with selected heads of senior...

Krabonso residents laud Abu Jinapor and wife for support

Residents of Krabonso in the Kintampo South District have commended the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, and his wife, Naada Jinapor. They...

Menstrual Hygiene: Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation supports female pupils in Gomoa East District

The Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation has brought relief to female pupils of Kojo-Oku D/A JHS in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The...

Past allegations trouble Adutwum

It appears that past allegations of misapplication of funds for Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) 7/2B and other issues against the Minister...

Two more Somé SHS staff members arrested for allegedly stealing food items

Two more individuals, including the Assistant headmistress and a cook, have been apprehended alongside the matron and bursar of Somé Senior High School in...

Newly inducted head teacher outlines new vision to reposition Mawuli School

The new head teacher of Mawuli School in the Volta Region, Benjamin Yao Dei goal, has said that he aims to elevate Mawuli School...

GNAT calls for calm as teachers agitate over conditions of service

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on teachers to remain calm amid ongoing agitations over delays in finalizing their conditions of...

Matron and bursar of Somé SHS arrested for allegedly stealing food items

The matron and bursar of Somé SHS in Agbozume, Ketu South Municipality, have been arrested for allegedly stealing food supplies intended for boarding students. Citi...

You can hardly be a judge without being strict – Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has said that she has had to be strict in her roles to effectively manage her office. She says it comes...

Northern Region SHS students sweep top spots in national essay competition

Three Senior High School (SHS) students in the Northern Region have taken the top spots in the 2023 national essay writing competition organized by...