Opoku-Prempeh wants a longer school day Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has requested the National Council for Curriculum Assessment to consider increasing the length of the school day. “School closes too early in this country… why can’t schools close at 4PM?” Opoku-Prempeh, legitimately, complains that the status quo (a day ending at 2PM) puts[…]

MoE announces free SHS monitoring team The Ministry of Education (MoE) has set up a monitoring team to provide oversight for the free SHS program. The monitoring team will be composed of representatives from the National Ambulance Service, National Fire Service, National Security, school heads and auditors. This was announced at a consultative meeting held[…]

MoE minister talking about Free SHS The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has been trying to get people to buy in to the highly anticipated Free SHS program. “Free SHS is doable and the NPP government is going to do it. We are not oblivious of the obstacles, but we hope the president’s direction[…]

Report on education financing released The “Tax, Education Privatization and the Right to Education—Influencing Education Financing in Ghana” report was released this week. The report went public at an event sponsored by ActionAid Ghana, and the organization’s Country Director, Sumaila Abdul-Rahman, prefaced the release by stating that he is of the opinion that children from[…]

First Lady applauds womens’ contributions to education in Ghana Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of Ghana, took some time to publicly appreciate all the work women have done to move education forward in Ghana. Speaking at an event to commemorate The Ridge Church School’s development, Akufo-Addo highlighted the infrastructure and academic development taking place at[…]

Interesting education idea gains international recognition The Reaching and Teaching Out-of-School Children in Ghana (REACH) project was selected as one of only 15 finalists for a World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) prize. As the project’s title suggests, its objective is to help Ghanaian children who have been out of school for a significant period[…]

Hefty price tag on education infrastructure needs The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, told parliament that it would cost upwards of $200 million to provide necessary repairs to the 8,268 basic schools that are in “very deplorable state.” Furthermore, Opoku Prempeh said the efforts would first focus on the 20 schools that the MOE[…]

Ghana Telecom University College President puts onus on educators Professor Osei Darkwa, the President of Ghana Telecom University College, encouraged private universities to do more to ensure that the graduates they produce are fit to move the economy forward. Darkwa lamented that despite government efforts to create a more welcoming environment for college graduates, little[…]

Blunt words from Akufo-Addo President Akufo-Addo was unlikely to inspire many young people when, speaking at the 50th Anniversary of the Association of African Universities, he blamed disheartening labor statistics on graduates lacking creativity and transferable skills. Unsurprisingly, teachers unions were not pleased with Akufo-Addo’s veiled shot at their ability to prepare future employees. Hurt[…]

GES to pay invigilators Not surprising: the Ghana Education Service (GES) owes money to people for services already performed. Also not surprising: those with wages outstanding are unhappy. Surprising: the GES has admitted it owes money and says it is ready to pay. Invigilators had originally planned to boycott the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination[…]