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NaCCA directs schools, publishers to use only approved pre-tertiary learning materials
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed publishers, booksellers, schools and other stakeholders to ensure that only approved learning materials are used in Ghana's pre-tertiary schools. In a public notice issued on Monday, July 6, the Council reminded stakeholders that under the Educatio...
MP Elikplim Akurugu commissions renovated KG block at Taifa Community School
The renovation of the kindergarten block was sponsored by Imperial Homes through its Imperial Charity Foundation as part of efforts to provide pupils with a safe and conducive environment for teaching and learning.
When everyone knows but no one speaks: The silence that sustains Academic Bullying
How many people must know that someone is being bullied before silence itself becomes part of the abuse? If postgraduate students quietly warn one another about certain supervisors, if early-career academics discreetly advise colleagues to avoid particular professors, if administrative staff witness repeated episodes o...
Move beyond pursuit of academic certificates - CEO charges students
An alumnus from Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) and the Chief Executive Officer of Elite B & C Company Limited, Derrick Akomprah, has challenged university students to move beyond the pursuit of academic certificates, saying degrees alone no longer guarantee employment in today's highly competitive job market. H...
Pru East DCE hands over 1,028 hexagonal tables and chairs to GES to boost early childhood education
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Pru East, Abdul Nassir Dauda, has presented 1,028 hexagonal tables and chairs to the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the district to improve teaching and learning, particularly at the kindergarten level. The presentation forms part of the District Assembly’s commitment to strengt...
Scholarship advocate seeks disclosure of salaries for education counsellors in Washington, Berlin and Ottawa
The President of the UK PhD Cohort, Prince Komla Bansah, has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request seeking details of the remuneration and compensation packages of three minister counsellors for education serving in Ghana’s diplomatic missions in Washington, Berlin and Ottawa. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show...
AI should support, not define learners’ future – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Ghana’s education system, cautioning against allowing the technology to determine the future of young people. According to the minister, while AI presents significant opportunities to transform t...
$300m World Bank loan not to fund Free SHS – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed claims that the government’s $300 million World Bank loan is intended to finance the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme. His comments follow criticism from the Minority in Parliament, who argued that the loan demonstrates the government’s inability to m...
GES opens 2026 teacher recruitment, targets graduates willing to serve in deprived areas
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has opened applications for its 2026 teacher recruitment, inviting qualified graduates with valid licences from the National Teaching Council (NTC) to apply within a one-week window. According to a statement signed by Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi, applications will run from 1...
Youth urged to prioritise education and avoid premature parenthood
Young people, particularly women, have been encouraged to prioritise their education and ensure they are financially and emotionally prepared before having children in order to help reduce child neglect and the growing phenomenon of streetism. The advice was given by the President of the Yen Ara Nkonkonko Association,...
When the rains come: Why Ghana cannot afford to leave learning behind
On June 29, 2026, Accra flooded again. The N1 Highway, Kaneshie, Odawna and Kwame Nkrumah Circle turned into rivers; children never reached their classrooms and even the Ghana School of Law postponed exams. This was not a one-off, but the latest chapter in a story Ghana has lived since at least 2007. It’s not just an i...
Asiedu Nketia urges stronger investment in research to drive Ghana’s economic transformation
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for sustained investment in scientific research, innovation and graduate education, arguing that Ghana's economic transformation will depend more on the quality of its human capital than on its natural resources.