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Zimbabwe makes it illegal for schools to expel pregnant girls

Zimbabwe has made it illegal for schools to expel pupils who get pregnant, a measure aimed at tackling gender inequality in the classroom and...

We will terminate your contract if you fail BECE candidates – Gender Ministry to caterers

The Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has indicated that her ministry will not hesitate to terminate the contract of any...

MCE, NPP executives clash over ‘hot meal’ for students in Suhum

The Municipal Chief Executive for Suhum, Margaret Darko Darkwah has clashed with the Suhum Constituency Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party over the...

GES to review ban on phones, other gadgets in schools

Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has hinted of plans to review policies on the use of...

‘Hot meal’ for students shore up attendance in Cape Coast schools

Barley 48 hours of the commencement of President Akufo-Addo’s directive for one hot meal to be provided for all Junior High School (JHS) students...

Mixed reactions at St. Joseph’s JHS over government’s hot meal

There have been mixed reactions at the St Joseph’s Junior High School in Tamale over the hot meal provided by government for Junior High...

Ashesi University benefits from 2nd disinfection

Ashesi University, a private university located in Berekuso in the Eastern Region, Monday benefited from the second phase of the on-going national disinfection exercise...

Free hot meal a day for JHS pupils begins

The government’s initiative to provide final year Junior High School (JHS) pupils, teachers and staff with one hot meal a day started on Monday.Some...

NSMQ bounces back

The Management of Primetime, the organisers of Ghana’s most-watched television quiz programme, says the 2020 edition of National Science and Maths Quiz will kick start on September 8,...

Zoomlion disinfects Takoradi Technical University, Holy Child for continuing students return

In line with the President’s directive to all tertiary institutions to disinfect before re-opening for continuing students, Zoomlion has disinfected Takoradi Technical University and...

We will not rush to re-open pre-tertiary schools – GES Director-General

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has said that the service will not rush into re-opening pre-tertiary schools in...

2nd phase disinfection in tertiary institutions begins

Following the President’s directive for tertiary institutions to be reopened next week for continuing students, the ministry of education (MoE), in collaboration with Zoomlion...

GNAT President warns WAEC over leaked question papers

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Madam Phillipa Larsen, has cautioned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to abandon thoughts of cancelling...

2020 election: Deputy Education Minister explains why education would be on the ballot paper

Deputy Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said education would be on the ballot paper in the upcoming general election.“The Ghana that you...

Free SHS will not thrive in your hands – Akufo – Addo tells Mahama

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the Free Senior High School policy will not thrive in the hands of former President John Mahama should he...

NPP 2020 Manifesto: NPP promises expansion in admission of law and medical students

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to increase admission of students who wish to study Law and Medicine at the various tertiary institutions...

NPP 2020 Manifesto: No guarantor for loans for students – Bawumia declares

All tertiary students in the country will get the option to obtain student loans without guarantors, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said.Speaking at...

‘Universities likely to revert to entrance exam assessment over WASSCE leakages’

Executive Director for Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has hinted of the possibility of public universities reverting to the era of conducting entrance exam...

Man sneaks WASSCE answers to students on top floor with ladder

A man on Thursday, August 20, risked his life to sneak answers through a window to students sitting for the West Africa Senior Senior...

GES takes critical decision about private schools and diploma holders

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in-charge of Managerial Services, Anthony Boateng, has revealed that private schools in the country are going...

WAEC rejects accusations of leaking exams questions

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it cannot be blamed for mass leakage of exams questions on social media.Mounting a strong defence the...

WAEC publishes names of 13 suspected 2019 WASSCE cheats

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published the names and index numbers of 13 persons suspected to have been involved in examination malpractices...

NUGS bites WAEC over leakage of 2020 WASSCE questions

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is calling for a comprehensive investigation into the leakage of papers in the ongoing West African Senior...

IFEST shreds WAEC over leaked WASSCE questions [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · IFEST shreds WAEC over leaked WASSCE questionsExecutive Director of the Institute for Educational Studies (IFEST), Peter Partey Anti, has described the West...

Committee inaugurated on school reopening

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has inaugurated a 10-member committee in Accra to deliberate and advise on modalities for the re-opening of...

WAEC reports leaked 2020 WASSCE questions to Cyber Crime Department

The West African Examinations Council(WAEC) has initiated investigations into the circulation of a yet-to-be finalised version of an examiners’ list for the 2020 West...

Diagnosing the perennial leakage of WAEC questions: A researcher’s analysis

Examinations are key in every educational system. The form a major part of any assessment framework and are important because exams serve as feedback...

Minority calls for cancellation of leaked WASSCE papers

The Minority in Parliament is calling for the cancellation of leaked papers in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).This comes after Africa...

Leaked WASSCE questions were same in the exam – Group confirms

Africa Education Watch has raised concerns over the continuous leakage of exam questions in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).According...

NAGRAT welcomes Professional Teacher Allowance policy

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has welcomed the government’s policy of Professional Teacher Allowance.The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, on Tuesday,...

NADMO boss breaks silence on galamsey site near school premises

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADM) Director for Aowin Municipality in the Western North, Akwaboah Queson, has responded to claims from the Omanpe chief...

NDC’s apology over cancellation of teacher trainee allowance [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC apologises for cancellation of teacher trainee allowanceThe Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has apologised for the cancellation of...

JHS pupils to enjoy free waakye, kontomire stew, egg… – Minister reveals

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, says the free hot meal per day for final year Junior High School...

UG ends free online data package for students, staff

The University of Ghana has brought to an end its free online data package that was provided to students, faculty members and some staff...

How teachers reacted to Akufo-Addo’s hot meals for BECE candidates, staff

It is in order for President Nana Akufo-Addo to provide one hot meal a day for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) students and school...

School of Hygiene students go wild, storm Sanitation Ministry again!

Students of the Ghana School of Hygiene are for the second time in two weeks, picketing the premises of the Sanitation Ministry to demand...

JHS pupils to enjoy free meals

Final year Junior High School (JHS) pupils in schools preparing to write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will enjoy free meal from government.President...

All tertiary institutions to re-open on this date

Tertiary institutions are expected to re-open on August 24, 2020 for continuing students for academic work to continue, President Akufo-Addo has said.Delivering his 15th national...

Jane Naana clears air on cancellation of Teacher Trainee Allowance

The running mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed claims that the John Mahama-led government canceled trainee teachers’ allowance.According...

Education Minister discloses when schools will reopen

Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the reopening of schools in Ghana will be dependent largely on how the coronavirus behaves...