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Education Ministry denies intention to withdraw from WASSCE
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has denied Ghana’s intention to withdraw from the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The attention of the MOE was drawn to a video making rounds on social media, claiming that Ghana had
Expand educational infrastructure to create opportunities for brilliant youth – Prof Awandare
Prof Gordon Awandare, Pro Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, University of Ghana, has emphasised the need for the expansion of educational infrastructure to create opportunities for the many brilliant youth in the country.
Citing the ins…
BECE subjects have not been reduced to five-Education Minister
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, has debunked media speculations that the Basic Education Certificate Examinations have been reduced from eight to five subjects.
‘The subjects remained the same. We are not changing the subjects as they ha…
Parents elated over schools reopening at Nkwanta South
The decision by the Director General of Ghana Education Service to re-open Basic schools and second cycle institutions at Nkwanta South on Tuesday has been welcomed by parents.
Some are happy because further delays would make the students and
NDC is not against licensing teachers – Dr Apaak reiterates
Dr Clement Abasinaab Apaak, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Builsa South Constituency of the Upper East Region, has reiterated that the National Democratic Congress is not against licensing teachers.
‘The NDC is not against licensing of teache…
GES reopen schools in Nkwanta South
Management of Oti Regional Education Directorate on the advice of the Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) and in consultation with the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has announced the reopening of schools in the Nkwanta S…
Chief calls for forum to discuss declining BECE results
Kuoru Bamula Basinjia Chiemina III, the chief of Kandia, has proposed a Sisaala Education Forum to respond to the declining trend in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) pass rates in the area.
Kuoro Basinjia made the suggestion at the
‘Chew and pour’ learning is too much in the educational sector
Mrs. Ingrid Ansah, the Co-Founder of the Data Link Institute and Technology, has bemoaned the high rate of rote learning among students, saying it has become a worrying issue in schools.
Rote learning, popularly known in Ghana as ‘chew