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Remove cap GETFund to augment educational challenges – NUGS

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is appealing to the government to remove the capping of funds allocated for the operation of the...

GIFEC aims to revitalise operations to extend internet connectivity to rural areas without data access

The Ghana Investments Fund for Electronic Communication has assured of reviving its operations to get all rural areas connected with data services in the...

Neurodiversity: Mulan Smart Educational Centre focuses on providing all-round education to children with special needs

Mulan Neurodiversity School is an inclusive school that specializes in handling educational and social support challenges in neurodiverse children.The school also provides support...

Strike: Teacher unions respond to NLC

The three striking teacher unions have responded to the National Labor Commission's directive to call off their strike.On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Ghana...

Striking teachers to meet Employment Ministry today

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is set to hold a crunch meeting with three striking teacher unions to negotiate their conditions of...

2024 WASSCE calendar date revised; check it out

The 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now be written from August 5 to September 27, the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Mfantsiman Girls SHS celebrates 64th anniversary [Photos]

The climax of Mfantsiman Girls Senior High School's (SHS) 64th anniversary celebration took place on Saturday, March 16 with a speech and prize giving...

Free SHS policy hasn’t been fair to all students – TEWU Chairman

The National Chairman of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), Ambrose Kwadwoza has acknowledged the merits of the Free Senior High School (SHS)...

Free SHS is good but… – Dr Apaak

The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak has stated that while the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy...

Free SHS: The overly political nature makes it difficult to admit challenges – Kofi Asare

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has expressed doubt about the government's effectiveness in addressing the challenges associated with the Free...

Free SHS is an investment policy – Education Ministry PRO

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Education Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, has urged Ghanaians to consider the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy as...

Teachers’ strike: No show between teacher unions and FWSC

In a tense standoff between teacher unions and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), hopes for a swift resolution were dashed as scheduled...

NLC orders teacher unions to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the three striking teacher unions to call off their strike.On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Ghana National...

Teachers’ strike: We’ll comply with GES directive to keep schools open – Conference of Heads of Basic Schools

The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) states that it will comply with a directive issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES), asking...

Parts of Adenta Community basic school destroyed by fire

Fire has gutted the staff common room of the Adenta Community basic school in Accra.The blaze started during the late hours of Wednesday, March...

GES reacts to teacher unions’ strike

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged calm among parents amidst the strike action of three teacher unions which took effect on Wednesday, March...

Striking teacher unions to meet Employment Ministry

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is set to hold a crunch meeting with three striking teacher unions to negotiate their conditions of...

Luv FM Primary Schools Quiz: 24 schools qualify to quarter-finals 

After successfully progressing through the preliminary stage, twenty-four schools have made it to the quarter-finals of the Luv FM Primary Schools Quiz.The 5th...

Teacher unions declare nationwide strike

Three teacher unions have jointly declared a nationwide strike effective Wednesday, March 20, 2024.The unions include: the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the...

Special needs school in darkness since February over 66k ECG debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana, as part of its mobilization drive, has disconnected power to the Garden City Special School at Asokore Mampong in...

Common Core Curriculum rolls out in SHSs

All is set for the rollout of the Common Core Curriculum in Senior High Schools (SHSs).This follows a successful implementation of the curriculum at...

Former Chief Justice chairs KNUST governing council

Ghana's former Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah will be chairing the newly inaugurated governing council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).He...

UG cancels online interim assessment over internet disruptions

The University of Ghana has been forced to cancel the online Interim Assessment (IA) for its students due to ongoing disruptions in internet connectivity.In...

Mulan Smart Activity School launches inclusion soccer academy

 Mulan Smart Educational Centre has launched the inclusion soccer academy to harness and nurture hidden talents in children with special needs.Speaking at...

Ntrobuman SHS begs for replacement of outmoded library books with new ones

Students at Ntruboman Senior High School in the Oti Region have called for the replacement of its outdated library books with new ones to...

KNUST Counselling Center partners Johnson and Johnson to prioritise mental healthcare of students

According to the WHO, 13 percent of Ghanaians suffer from mental health issues.Mental health issues from mild to severe forms are more prevalent among...

Asuom Senior High gets 400 tables and chairs from Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education has donated 400 tables and chairs to the Asuom Senior High.This was made possible by two old students the school,...

Sanitation and Literacy Ghana invests in reading literacy in Afari, commissions new library

Sanitation and Literacy Ghana (SALG) is investing in educational development within the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal to create a rich pool of human resources that...

Bui Power Authority commissions 6-unit classroom block for Anloga Avete D/A Basic School

In a bid to enhance educational infrastructure and ensure a better learning environment, the Anloga Avete D/A Basic School welcomed a significant addition with...

Basic school heads want gov’t to absorb utility bills

The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) is asking the government to promptly pay the utility bills of basic schools to reduce the...

JoyNews’ Empty Plates: SHS head forced to treat weevil-infested bags of maize with neem leaves

JoyNews investigations have revealed how one of the senior high school heads resorted to treating weevil-infested bags of maize supplied by the Free SHS...

KNUST SRC hot for buying pickup for GH₵ 850,000

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has stirred controversy following the purchase of a Toyota...

JoyNews’ ‘Empty Plates’ reveals how students were made to eat a specific meal for lunch and supper [Video]

JoyNews’ investigations reveal how first-year students of some Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country were forced to eat one specific meal for lunch...

Ishmael Ashitey brings hope to brilliant but needy students in Tema East

The Honorable Ishmael Ashitey Foundation (HIAF) has granted scholarships worth GH₵5,000 each to four deserving students pursuing tertiary education.The foundation, established in 2023 to...

Gov’t can’t deliberately compromise on SHS food quality – Education Minister-designate

The government cannot deliberately compromise on the quality of food for Senior High School (SHS) students.That is the position of Deputy Education Minister-designate,...

Tarkwa Goldfields School Complex wins 2024 W/R inter-district JHS quiz competition as GES endorses initiative

The Tarkwa Goldfields School Complex in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal of the Western has won the annual ninth edition of the Western Region Independence...

Government urged to prioritise skills training in schools to reduce unemployment

A visual Arts tutor and the CEO of NKG Textiles in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Michael Nkpa, has urged government...

Lordina Mahama supports Jema SHS

Former First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama has supported Jema Senior High School in the Bono East Region by donating five sets of jerseys and...

ACCESS equips 197 KNUST students on modern ways to succeed in corporate environment 

About 197 students of the Department of Publishing Studies of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been trained on ways...

Worawora SHS appeals for completion of abandoned infrastructure

The students and staff of Worawora Senior High School in the Oti Region are appealing to the government to complete the abandoned classrooms and...