EDUCATION

Fear has gripped students of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) in the Ashanti region following attacks on male student’s hostel by armed robbers at Asafo. The students fear that if adequate measures are not put in place, they might be forced to quit school to protect their lives. Their concerns follow a …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified the decision for teachers to pay 10 per cent of their salaries to occupy government bungalows. According to the GES, the letter from Western Regional Education Director was purely based on the Ministry of Finance’s circular which the GES fully endorse. “Management of …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately rescind its decision for its members to pay 10 percent of their basic salaries as rent for staying in government bungalows. The GES has directed teachers living in all government bungalows to get …

Forty-five General Arts students of Ebenezer Senior High School in Dansoman, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region have been studying on the floor since Thursday, March 10. This is because the headmistress of the school has parked all the desks from the classroom because the students could not pay …

The Spokesperson of the Ghana Education Service, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, has described the 10 percent rent payment required of staff of Senior High School as cost-effective. According to her, the expenses involved in using the government or school bungalows is far less compared to what the teachers and or staff …

A 38-year-old man’s ambitions of being a refined gentleman has got him studying in the same class with his three children. Jean Pierre from Rwanda said he is not ashamed to be a primary three pupil, studying in a government school just like his children. Disclosing what inspired him, Jean …

Students of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), are in black and red clothes to mourn their colleagues who died in Asuboi accident over the weekend. Some of the students, who spoke to Adom News, expressed their emotions after the news broke. The accident, which occurred on Sunday morning, reportedly claimed the lives …

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu has strongly condemned the government’s decision to deduct 10 percent of the salaries of teachers and staff of senior high schools occupying government bungalows. Mr. Carbornu argued that the planned deduction is unfair to teachers, given the meagre …

The Ghana Police Service is investigating a case involving a teacher suspected to have killed his girlfriend at Gomoa Ajumako in the Central region. The teacher, identified as 40-year-old Isaac Tsemenu Sarsah, is also said to have attempted suicide, reports graphic.com.gh. According to the Apam Police, the teacher is believed …

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has said that four of its students lost their lives in the road accident at Asuboi and not nine as reported early. In a Neat FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, the Public Relations Officer of the SRC, Shadrach …