Stop playing politics with our education system – Cape Coast South MP to govt
George Kwaku Rickets Hagan, MP for Cape Coast South Cape Coast South (MP) MP George Kwaku Rickets Hagan challenged the government to stop playing politics with the country’s education system and instead work closely with lawmakers, whatever their affiliation policy, to help address the declining standards of education in Ghana. “Education is not about the […]
The education system before COVID
Home » Economy » The education system before COVID February 17, 2022 The emergency situation experienced by the world since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the health systems and the economy of many countries. The challenges have spread to other sectors of society, on a scale not seen in […]
We created a monster when ‘college’ was taken out of the education system – Dr Adutwum
Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum said the dismantling of the “college” structure of the country’s education system had had a disastrous impact on secondary education. The “college” system has been replaced by the current system [Junior High School] which separates lower secondary from upper secondary following the educational reforms of 1987. The middle school […]
We are committed to reshaping the Nigerian education system — Aprije, CEO of Broadmax – The Sun Nigeria
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Broadmax Consulting Limited executive director Emmanuel Aprije said the firm remains committed to revamping the country’s education system through distance learning. Aprije, during a press briefing yesterday, explained that the organization was created to help reach people who want to continue their studies but have little or no time to do […]
Drilon pushes for ‘education commission’ to tackle state of public health education system – Manila Bulletin
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday urged his colleagues to immediately pass a bill establishing an education commission in the Philippines to address serious issues hampering the country’s education system, such as the funding and the lack of classrooms. Drilon said there was a need for Senate and House leaders to immediately form a […]
Funding, a major challenge for the Nigerian education system – Maye of Yorubaland
Oduduwa University President Dr Ramon Adedoyin said the challenge facing the country’s education system is funding. Let it be known to Online forum yesterday, the Maye of Yorubaland said that at the time education received the largest share of the country’s budget after defense when the budget was presented, but this is no longer the […]
Funding, a major challenge for the Nigerian education system – President, University of Oduduwa
Oduduwa University President Dr Ramon Adedoyin said the challenge facing the country’s education system is funding. Doing this to Tribune Online on Monday, the Maye of Yorubaland said that at the time, education received the largest share of the country’s budget after defense when the budget was presented, but this is no longer the case. […]
Varsity donation identifies problems and solutions – Blueprint Newspapers Limited
A university professor, Professor Sidney Osuji, has identified the proliferation of private schools as one of the major problems affecting the country’s education system. Professor Osuji, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), spoke this weekend at a virtual Ezumezu Isinweke summit on the topic; “Structure of education […]
Free SHS is a game-changer in the Ghanaian education system
The Department of Education says the Free High Schools (FSHS) policy is a game-changer in the country’s education system. He said the introduction of the policy in 2017 had helped thousands of students who would have stayed home because they could not meet the 30-year-old threshold, the required SHS entrance grade set by the Ghana […]
Our education system’s most unfortunate dual track policy – UG speaker
Professor at the University of Ghana, Dr Sampson Obed Appiah • Dr Obed Appiah called on the government to address the challenges under FreeREE SHS • He described Free SHS as the most unfortunate policy in our education system • He made it known in an interview with TV XYZ A lecturer from the University […]
We should not seek to score political points with the education system – Yaw Adutwum
The Minister of Education downplayed the politicization of the country’s education system. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwm thinks that the situation where stakeholders identify certain challenges in government policies and explode them to fit a particular program is nothing out of the ordinary. He was speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Information in […]
We need to completely overhaul our education system – Sam Jonah
Savvy businessman Sam Jonah called for a complete overhaul of the country’s education system. According to him, the current education system has failed “to prepare young people to believe in themselves and to have the skills and attitudes necessary to form an effective and efficient workforce”. “As the legendary Dr Kwegyir Aggrey put it, our […]
60 years of promises, political inconsistency in the Nigerian education system — Files — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Despite great educational potentials over the past 60 years, the journey of educational policies and their implementation has been tumultuous and distorted, writes Education Office Chief IYABO LAWAL. From promising, the country’s education system has turned into an eyesore, distorted and tumultuous. Since 1960, the country has explored various approaches, with nearly every step seeming […]
How Nigeria can transform its education system
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, said that in Nigeria today, more than 14 million children who should be in school are out of school, and therefore deprived of an education. He also needs Nigerian youth in leadership positions for the country’s education system to be transformed. Mr. Obasanjo said so in Lagos during the virtual […]
Failure of the reform of the Uruguayan education system
The victory of the centre-right National Party marks the end of 15 years of rule by the centre-left Broad Front coalition. But unlike other progressive governments of the pink tide era, the Broad Front leaves the government with poverty and inequality at historic lows, averting the wave of social unrest now sweeping the region. Unlike […]
500,000 foreign students go to school in Iran
Rezvan Hakimzadeh, Deputy Minister of Primary Education, made the remarks during an inauguration ceremony of a preschool center for Afghan children in the southeastern Iranian city of Mehmanshahr, Rafsanjan. “I call this day educational justice and children’s rights because Iranian and foreign newcomers are gathered here in a beautiful day of equality and brotherhood, in […]
Many Americans say the education system needs an overhaul
As 77 million children prepare to return to school in the coming weeks, the public says major changes are needed in the way this country’s education system works. Overall, 66% say either the education system in this country needs to be completely rebuilt (21%) or that it needs major changes (45%); only 31% think the […]