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Parliament moves to exempt Ghanaian students from English proficiency exams
Parliament has initiated moves to get Ghanaian students who wish to study abroad exempted from taking English proficiency examinations as a prerequisite to gaining admission to foreign universities.
This follows a statement delivered by…
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UEW welcomes Avoke, 5 others, back to work
The University of Education, Winneba, has officially declared its readiness to immediately reinstate former Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Mawutor Avoke and five other former staff members in compliance with a High Court…
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How place of birth shapes chances of going to university: evidence from 7 African countries
Many newly independent African countries in the 1960s inherited regional and ethnic inequalities in formal educational attainment. These new states bound together sub-national regions of diverse ethnic and religious communities. The regions…
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UTAG deliberates next move of action after NLC’s order
The University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, says it is still in talks with its members from all 16 public universities to determine the illegality or otherwise of their industrial action.
The National Labour Commission, NLC,…
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Semester system at the basic level has come to stay – GES
The Ghana Education Service, GES, has indicated that the newly-introduced semester-based academic calendar for public Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High Schools has come to stay.
Speaking to Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show,…
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UTAG strike leaves student stranded in campuses
The University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG indefinite strike which began today, Monday, January 10, 2021 has left many students stranded in various campuses across the country.
The association in a statement dated January 6,…
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UG-UTAG threatens strike from over book & research allowance
The University of Ghana (UG) Branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has resolved to embark on an indefinite industrial action effective January 3, 2022.
The strike is to protest the National Executive Committee’s…
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GES sacks Teacher Kwadwo
Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as, Teacher Kwadwo, who was summoned before the Disciplinary Committee of the Akrofuom District Educational Directorate for what they termed as his “professional misconduct” some months ago has been…
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Teacher Union demonstrate today
A teacher union, known as All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG) is set to embark on a demonstration today, Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
The protest, according to the group, is to drum home their displeasure over government’s decision to…
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Akufo-Addo ‘graduates’ disprove haters
The outstanding pass marks of Ghanaian students across the country who sat for the 2020 and 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is yet another evidence that the Free Senior High School policy has not reduced the…
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