Articles from the ‘Education’ category
Posted by selorm on May 2, 2012 at 8:41 am in Education, Local News
Past Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, on Sunday observed that 50 per cent of children in Ghana do not go beyond nine years of education. “After 55 years of independence, it is quite unfortunate to observe that as much as two thirds of the population [...]
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Posted by News Desk Report on at 8:01 am in Education, Top Story
The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG), has threatened to embark on a street protest if the central government fails to pay thesis and bursary grant to members of the association. At a charged press conference held at the premises of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi and addressed by [...]
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Posted by selorm on April 30, 2012 at 10:26 am in Education, Local News
The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has disputed reports which appeared on Thursday that its offices were under siege by contractors who are demanding payment for works completed over eight months ago. The contractors on Thursday morning marched to the offices of the GETFund to demand outstanding payments owed them after executing contracts on [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 10:13 am in Education, Local News
The Ghana National Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has reiterated its call on stakeholders to critically look at issues affecting Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), which is the most critical period in human development. Children constitute the future leadership and workforce of the country therefore serious commitment is required from the adult population, particularly State [...]
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Posted by Daily Graphic on April 28, 2012 at 12:37 pm in Education, Other Top Stories
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) says it stands by its order to the Methodist University College (MUC) to withdraw by the end of April 1,465 unqualified students it has admitted to various levels of the university to pursue degree programmes.That followed a meeting the board?held with representatives of the university on Thursday.According to the Executive [...]
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Posted by selorm on April 26, 2012 at 8:21 am in Education, Feature Articles, Local News
ARTICLE BY ANTHONY KWAKU AMOAH Improvisation in education, per se, is not a bad thing. It is the nature of the improvised material (i.e. its portability and user-friendliness) and how it is used for its intended purpose(s) that matter. There is no denying the fact that educational resources in the country are in limited supply. [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:20 am in Education, Local News
After months of preparations and deliberations, one of the biggest events on the High School calendar is back again, this time with a new brand name and more educative features. GH Senior Prom 2012 was recently launched with the theme ‘Youth Against Drugs’, a campaign which is initiated under the Prom committee to champion the [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:20 am in Education, Local News
A former lecturer of the West African Advanced School of Theology in Lome, Togo, Rev Dr Paul Dapaah, has advised SHS graduates to make use of the knowledge they had acquired to achieve higher heights in life. He said with discipline and confidence, they could further their education at the various tertiary institutions and acquire [...]
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