News: Education

When Universal Secondary Education was introduced in 2007 to supplement Universal Primary Education, the expectation of most Ugandans was that more students would stay in school and literacy rates would improve.

When Universal Secondary Education was introduced in 2007 to supplement Universal Primary Education, the expectation of most Ugandans was that more students would stay in school and literacy rates would improve.

The debate over teacher recruitment that took place in Parliament on Thursday was quite significant. Schools are suffering due to acute teacher shortage while the Ministry of Education and Treasury are dithering over recruitment.

Public schools will have to wait longer for new teachers to be posted after a meeting to lay down the criteria for recruitment failed to bear fruits on Friday.

Not all schools in the country regard career aptitude tests as an important part of the curriculum, therefore many school leavers often do not know what form of employment would be appropriate for them.

MultiChoice Namibia together with the Ministry of Education is providing educational content from the DStv bouquet to schools and learning institutions throughout Namibia.

Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has warned teachers in Borno State who are yet to obtain the minimum teaching requirement to do so or face sanction.

LUXOR, Mar 12 (IPS) - Literacy programmes are teaching millions of Egyptians to read, but are struggling to keep up with the country's high population growth.

CAPE TOWN, Mar 11 (IPS) - With the 15th-year review of the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women taking place at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women in New York, South African teachers and education experts say they fear that a special focus on the advancement of girls is getting lost amidst the growing levels of poverty in the country.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) yesterday launched what they call online registration and result checking at its headquarters in Banjul .

Ga East Assembly prioritizes quality basic education

The United Muslim Women Advocacy and Empowerment Organization has concluded a one day Civic Education forum for local women in the Red Hill Community in Virginia, Monrovia.

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has denied recent media reports that it has engaged in illegal negotiations with some organizations and said no negotiations has started.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department needs R140-billion to fix poorly built schools.

IntraHealth and Imbuto Foundation will be putting more focus on providing teenagers with Family Planning and Reproductive Health services.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Charles Murigande, has highlighted the importance of adult literacy in the development of the country and attainment of its development plans.

One major proof of the downward slide in the education sector is the growing cases of examination malpractices. Recent media reports have shown that the vexatious issue of examinationâ-‚malpractice has, rather than abate, has been on a steady increase.

Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Danjuma Goje, has approved payment of N210 million as quarterly subvention to Gombe State University, to cater for the new salary increase for university workers.

On 8 March 2010, 600 members of Women and Men of Zimbabwe (WOZA) gathered in the city of Bulawayo to protest Minister of Education David Coltart and his stance against banning parents' incentives for teachers. Coltart told parliament last week, "There has been lawlessness in the education sector and demanding incentives, unless approved as levies, is illegal because it is extortion, but if incentives are to be scrapped off, I have no doubt there won't be any classes because teachers will leave the profession."

A newly constructed elementary and junior school in the administrative area of Adailo, Araeta sub-zone, has been inaugurated.