APC takes a shot The APC has taken a shot at its larger counterparts, the NDC and the NPP, alleging they have promoted poor education policies. In an interview, the General Secretary of the APC, Razak Opoku, argued that the two leading parties have taken the wrong approach to education by focusing only on increasing[…]

Report draws attention to weakness in education quality The Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER) issued a report lamenting the state of education in Ghana. While enrollments have gone up, the quality of education has gone down because of “increased access not matched by increased funding.” The report’s findings were discouraging, finding the[…]

Waiting on tomorrow… As noted in recent weeks, the Mahama administration, posturing for upcoming elections, has continually pat itself on the back for all the progress it has made in the education sector. But what happens when people ask follow ups about their claims? Well, in the case of the 100 million exercise books the[…]

More reactions to Mahama’s education promises Dr. Mike Boakye Yiadom, a lecturer at Cape Coast University, reacted to President Mahama’s promise of free education while remaining cognizant of the realities at play in the Ghanaian education system. Yiadom encouraged the government to do a thorough stakeholder consultation prior to rolling out the president’s ambitious plans.[…]

Mahama to make tertiary education free… Er, sorta Much ado has been made over remarks President Mahama delivered at the University of Cape Coast this week. Headlines may lead you, like me, to believe that President Mahama had taken a monumental step towards accessible education. Which is why it’s important to read more than headlines…[…]

Taking STEM viral The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has started a program aimed at bringing quality STEM education to “less-endowed schools” via the university television station. The Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, mentioned that this was an effort to dampen the effects of high attrition rates for quality teachers[…]

GES Director-General pleads with officials to be more careful At the 23rd annual Conference of Directors of Education (CODE), the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Jacob Kor, did his best to make it clear that the GES will no longer tolerate director negligence. In the past, a significant number of officials have failed[…]

Poor WASSCE results in math and science spur MOE dictionary purchases… wait, what? The Ministry of Education (MOE) recently purchased 2.5 million copies of English language dictionaries. The dictionaries come with a price tag of 70,000,000 Ghana Cedis. Of all the problems in the Ghanaian education system, addressing a lack of dictionary access seems odd.[…]

Better late than never Over 5,000 Ghana Education Services (GES) teachers are to be paid in arrears, announced the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Education will work with the Controller and Accountant-General (C&AGD) to ensure that teachers would receive the salaries they are entitled to. The focus of the C&AGD will be on paying[…]