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Govt to recruit 50 Arabic teachers by end of July
The government has announced plans to recruit 50 Arabic teachers by the end of July as part of efforts to address the acute shortage of instructors in Islamic schools across the country. Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, disclosed the plan during a meeting with a delegation from the Conference of Regional Chief I...
Education Minister directs GTEC to withdraw directive on university lecturers’ post-retirement contracts
Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately withdraw its controversial letter on the retirement and post-retirement engagement of university lecturers. He stressed that the Commission must respect the existing conditions of service for academic staff....
University of Ghana student wins Quiz on Korea
A second-year student at the University of Ghana, Legon, Grace Amoateng, has emerged as the winner of the Ghana preliminary round of the Quiz on Korea competition in Accra. This means she will represent Ghana at the global finals in September, where she will face national winners from multiple countries in the Republic...
Cabinet has approved $300m World Bank-funded Free SHS project – Haruna Iddrisu
The Cabinet has approved a proposed $300 million World Bank financing package to support infrastructure development in senior high schools, with Parliament expected to consider the agreement on Tuesday, July 21.
Parliamentary Select Committee on Education worries over exorbitant distance education fees
A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has expressed concern about the exorbitant fees charged by universities running distance education programmes. He said the fees charged by the universities were too high and called on the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to look into...
Free SHS’s greatest achievement is expanding access – Kofi Asare
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has described expanded access to secondary education as the greatest success of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, saying it has removed major barriers that previously prevented many students from progressing beyond basic education...
GES announces 2026 Inter-Regional and District re-posting exercise; releases full schedule
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially announced the commencement of its 2026 Inter-Regional and Inter/Intra-District re-posting exercise for staff across the country. According to a statement issued to Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors, the procedures for obtaining assurances remain u...
Equip libraries with emerging technologies — Prof. Danquah
Libraries must be equipped with emerging technologies and repositioned as centres of innovation, digital inclusion and lifelong learning to remain relevant in the modern information age, Professor Monica Mensah Danquah, has said. She made the call as keynote speaker at the Maiden Library Week celebration of the Univers...
Interdiction is ridiculous — Ofori-Boadu demands stronger punishment for teachers who sexually abuse students
Managing legal practitioner Gloria Ofori-Boadu of GOB Law Consult has launched a sharp attack on the Ghana Education Service's disciplinary framework for teachers who sexually abuse students, describing the practice of interdiction as inadequate and calling for stronger, more deterrent consequences. Speaking on Newsfil...
Government launches dedicated GETFund support for learners with special educational needs
The Government has launched a new initiative under the amended Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Act to provide dedicated financial support for learners with special educational needs, in a move aimed at strengthening inclusive education and ensuring equitable access to quality learning opportunities across the coun...
GAMI Headmaster advocates regular educational excursions to strengthen practical learning
The Headmaster of God’s Angel Montessori International School (GAMI), Mr David Yaw Ansah, has urged educational institutions to formally integrate regular educational excursions and field-based learning into their core curricula, arguing that experiential learning is essential for linking classroom theory with practica...
Parliament approves US$300m World Bank facility to transform secondary education
Parliament has approved a US$300 million credit facility from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results for Jobs (STARR-J) Project. The facility is expected to expand access to secondary education, improve the quality and relevanc...