Two head teachers sacked, others interdicted for charging illegal fees
The Ghana Education Service (GES), has relieved two head teachers of their post and interdicted six others, pending investigations, for allegedly charging illegal fees under the free SHS policy. 19...
View ArticleLa PRESEC head interdicted over illegal fees after ‘swerving’ GES
The headmaster of La Presbyterian School, Samuel Salamat, who notably said first-year students had to pay GH¢80 for desks or risk standing in class during teaching, has also been interdicted by the...
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HESS-GNPC offer scholarship to 125 students
Some 125 senior high school students from the six coastal districts of the Western Region have been given scholarships to further their education under the HESS-GNPC’s sixth edition of the programme....
View ArticleDismissal of headteachers over Free SHS “too harsh”– NAGRAT
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has described as harsh, the dismissal of two head teachers accused of charging illegal fees under the free SHS policy. The dismissal came after...
View ArticleMost students in ‘top schools’ don’t need free SHS – Carbonu
The government’s free secondary education policy should have been targeted at deprived families and areas instead of the blanket coverage of all students in public schools, the Vice President of the...
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Poor infrastructure forced school heads to charge extra – Carbonu
The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, believes the Ghana Education Service’s sanctioning of head teachers for allegedly charging illegal fees...
View ArticleReinstate sacked head teachers – Carbonu begs
The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reinstate the two head teachers who were sacked for...
View ArticleFree SHS: Schools can collect PTA levies but…– GES Council Chair
The collection of Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) levies, will not be entirely illegal under the implementation of the free SHS policy, the Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Governing...
View ArticleWe’re excited about Free SHS- Togbe Afede
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, and President of the National House of Chiefs, has lauded government for implementing its flagship Free Senior High School Policy. He said “education is...
View ArticleNew Juaben: MCE assures school heads of gov’t support
The Municipal Chief Executive of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly, Madame Comfort Asante, has assured head teachers of basic schools in the Municipality of government’s support in ensuring they...
View ArticleGILCB commends President for the Free SHS
A leadership institute, the Global Institute for Leadership and Capacity Building has commended President Akufo Addo for not making the Free SHS only a political talk, but a reality. The institute is...
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Free SHS: First-years posted to uncompleted Community Day SHS
First-year students who were posted to the Drobonso Community Day Senior High School at Sekyere Afram Plains in the Ashanti Region had to be turned away because the school is not in operation. The...
View ArticleMy gov’t can sustain free SHS programme – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said government will surely find ways of sustaining the free Senior High School (SHS) policy even though it is expensive. The President said the benefits the...
View ArticleTamale: Angry parents threaten to sue WAEC over withheld BECE results
Angry parents of some graduates of the Presbyterian Experimental Junior High School in Tamale, who sat for last year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), are threatening to sue the West...
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U/West: Weather dictating teaching hours for under-tree school at Dagbasu
Over 450 pupils of the Dagbasu primary school at Wallembelle in the Sisala East District of the Upper West Region, are forced to study under trees because they have no classrooms. The staff of the...
View ArticleUTAG suspends ‘ineffective’ strike over UEW saga
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has suspended its largely ineffective strike after less than 12 hours, following the intervention of Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG). The strike was in...
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WAEC to face more lawsuits for withholding BECE results
Some 70 concerned parents of graduates of Bishops Roman Catholic Junior High School in Tamale, have also petitioned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for withholding their results. They have...
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Is basic education really free? [Report]
The implementation of the Free Senior High School is good news for parents whose wards enrolled in second cycle institutions this year. However, for some parents in public basic schools, especially the...
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La Presby SHS: Students study in uncompleted buildings without boards
Effective teaching and learning have been hampered at the La Presby Senior High School, as students, including beneficiaries of government’s Free SHS policy, are forced to study in uncompleted...
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Oppong Nkrumah offers scholarship to 200 students in Ofoase-Ayirebi
The MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has awarded scholarships to 200 students in his constituency. The scholarship will supplement government’s newly launched Free Senior High School...
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