Author: Stephen Adenyo

Mid-Year Budget: Free SHS Has Saved Parents – Ken Ofori Atta The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, has said that the “Free SHS” policy initiated by the ruling NPP government has saved parents a lot of money and they can now invest properly in their ward’s future. He made this known when delivering the mid-year 2020 budget on Thursday, July 23, 2020. According to him, there has been a massive improvement in the secondary sector since a lot of students have had easy access to quality education. The “Free SHS” policy was initiated by the president, Akuffo Addo when…

Six Students, Teacher and Spouse Confirmed Positive for COVID-19 in Accra Girls SHS The Ghana Education Service (GES) received reports of suspected cases of COVID-19 from some second cycle institutions and report that as of 6th July 2020, six (6) students, a teacher, and spouse have been confirmed as positive for COVID-19 in Accra Girls Senior High school. According to Ghana Health Service, a team of experts at various levels led by national officers and their colleagues from the Ghana Education Service have been to the school to put in the necessary control measures. The  GES and GHS have assured…

Koforidua Pentecost Preparatory School Creates Virtual Classrooms to Resume Academic Work Pentecost Preparatory School in Koforidua the Eastern Regional Capital in partnership with Compass Educational Institute has inaugurated “Virtual Classroom Project “to provide real-time teaching and learning to pupils in their homes as schools remain closed over coronavirus pandemic across the country. Classrooms from Nursery to Junior High School have therefore been digitized for the exercise. The digitized classrooms enable instructors to teach, and pupils learn in real-time, face to face but via the internet-connected tablets installed with the software, and distributed to the pupils at a moderate cost. The…