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GNAT advocates for extended deadline in delisting workers without Ghana Card

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is advocating for an extension of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) deadline to delist public...

We must design a new learning environment – Education Minister to GTEC

Education Minister, Osei Yaw Adutwum has called upon the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to collaborate with tertiary institutions in reassessing the current tertiary...

Check out top NSMQ contestants who gained admission to KNUST

As the academic year kicks off, several outstanding contestants from the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have gained admission to the prestigious...

Licensure exams: Failed teachers allowed to retake exam

The 8,000 teachers who failed the 2023 Teacher Licensure Exams have been given a chance to retake the exams in March this year. Out of...

GES develops guidelines for Parent Associations

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has developed the first-ever Guidelines for the Operation of Parent Associations (PAs), formerly known as Parent-Teacher Association (PTAs), in...

UCC appoints first visually impaired law lecturer

The University of Cape Coast(UCC) has appointed the first visually impaired person, Carruthers Tetteh, as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law. Mr. Tetteh,...

Investment in education has resulted in increased enrolment, learning outcomes – Dr Adutwum  

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says government’s investment in education has resulted in an increase in school enrolment and envisaged learning...

Four tertiary students in Asante Akyem Wenchi receive scholarship package

The Ama Owusuaa Foundation, a non-governmental organization, has awarded scholarships to four tertiary students in Asante Akyem Wenchi in the Ashanti region. The support...

UTAG warns of strike action over Conditions of Service

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it remains determined to proceed with its scheduled nationwide strike, citing the government's perceived lack of...

We can’t continue to bear FWSC’s unfairness – UTAG

President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says its members cannot continue to bear the brunt of the Fair Wages and Salaries...

KNUST reacts to death of level 400 student

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in mourning following the untimely death of Epiphany Asare, a promising level 400...

GES to expel SHS students for sexual offenses, others in new code of conduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a comprehensive 24-page document that establishes standards for student behaviour in Senior High Schools (SHS).  This initiative...

Leave our IGF alone – Ghana School of Law Director to government

The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is urging the government to stay away from the school’s Internally Generated Funds (IGF) as this is stunting...

Education Minister speaks on subject reduction for 2024 BECE

Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has emphatically stated that, there will be no reduction in the number of subjects for the 2024 Basic...

Water crisis hits 5 SHSs in Krobo over GWCL’s disconnection

Management and students at some five Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Krobo enclave are feeling the brunt of a disconnection exercise by the...

Govt must listen to stakeholders’ concerns on free SHS policy – Carbonu

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, is reiterating calls for the government to review its educational policy, free...

Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor awards Best Junior High School pupils with tablets

Twenty-seven pupils from the Daabaa D/A Basic Junior High School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district of the Ashanti region have received an annual...

GNAT chairman cautions teachers to refrain from jokes that could inflame Nkwanta South conflict

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) chairman for the Nkwanta South district in the Oti Region, Maxwell Jokoh, has cautioned teachers to avoid...

Examiners in Bono Region demand payment for 2023 WASSCE

Examiners in the Bono Region are fuming over repeated delays in receiving their compensation for marking the 2023 West African Examinations Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Despite...

Why Tyrone Marhguy did not join Achimota SHS NSMQ squad

Rastafarian student, Tyrone Iras Marhguy, has broken silence on why he was not part of Achimota Senior High School's (SHS) squad for the 2023 National...

Oti Regional Education Directorate asks schools in Nkwanta South to reopen

The management of the Oti Regional Education Directorate, has announced the reopening of schools in the Nkwanta South Municipality. The Regional Director, Nana Kugbeadzor-Bakateyi II...

TUSAAG suspends intended strike

The Technical University Senior Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has suspended its intended strike action, originally scheduled to commence on Monday, January 8. This decision...

UCC clears air on alleged operations in Nigeria

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has refuted claims of having a campus or affiliated outlet in Nigeria. The university's management issued a statement...

Catherine Appiah-Pinkrah appointed Executive Director of Complementary Education Agency

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Catherine Agyapomaa Appiah-Pinkrah as the Acting Executive Director of the Complementary Education Agency (CEA). A letter dated 27th November, 2023...

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...

Harvard President resigns after plagiarism allegations, criticism

Harvard University's president has resigned after facing allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments about antisemitism on campus. Claudine Gay has faced mounting...

GRASAG demands unpaid research support grant

The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has expressed apprehensions regarding the delay in disbursing research support grants, commonly referred to as bursaries, for...

There is nothing wrong with Mahama’s comment; teachers aid students to cheat

Let me begin by providing the context and the descriptive of what the former president John Mahama said. A problem of national magnitude beholds us...

IFEST dares Mahama over 2023 WASSCE allegation

The Deputy Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST), Patrick Apea-Danquah, is demanding proof of the comment made by the former President, John...

Kufuor Scholars Program recruits 30 new scholars

The Kufuor Scholars Program (KSP) has admitted 30 new scholars into the mentoring and training program established by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, bringing...

2023 in Review: Highlights of issues in the educational sector  

The year 2023 started with the management of the University of Ghana announcing an increment of fees for the 2022/2023 academic year.   The University said...

Tyrone Marhguy wins American Math Olympiad awards

Tyrone Marhguy, the young Rastafarian who was nearly denied admission to Achimota School due to his dreadlocks has won two awards from the American...

2023 WASSCE: Ministry of Education replies Mahama

The Ministry of Education has called out the former President, John Dramani Mahama for his recent comments regarding the 2023 WASSCE results. The NDC flagbearer...

Angel Carbonu replies Mahama over claims of WASSCE cheating

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has refuted former President John Dramani Mahama's recent allegations of widespread cheating...

Don’t let anyone denigrate your achievements – Dr. Bawumia to 2023 WASSCE students

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged 2023 WASSCE graduates not to be discouraged by...

WASSCE: A teacher who helped students to cheat is now an assistant headmaster – Kofi Asare

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC), to be independent of the Ghana...

KOD shocks Achimota Rastafarian student

Achimota Rastafarian student, Tyrone Iras Marhguy is currently the most happiest man in the world as Ghanaians continue to extoll him for the stellar...

2023 WASSCE result best since 2015 – Dr Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has commended the outstanding results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Speaking on...

We have defied gravity – Education Minister on Ghana’s learning outcomes

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has refuted claims that standards have fallen within the Ghanaian education system, particularly in senior high schools. He explained that...

Learning to cheat in exams – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

This Christmas, I put before colleagues a question paper on which all homes should ponder and react: exam malpractice.  It begins with limited desk space...