June 20
Uganda: Somali Refugees Outdo Ugandans in Class - Report
Monitor
A new report shows that six in every 10 Somali refugee children living in Uganda are able to read and count better than their host counterparts in schools within and outside the… Read more »
Liberia: GOL Gets EU $11m to Strengthen Liberia's Education Sector
New Liberia
The Government of Liberia and the World Bank have signed a new grant agreement totaling US$11.07 million for the Global Partnership for Education-funded "Liberia Getting to Best in… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, World Bank Sign U.s. $11.07 Million Education Grant Agreement
NEWS
The Government of Liberia and the World Bank have signed a new grant agreement totaling US$11.07 million for the Global Partnership for Education-funded "Liberia Getting to Best in… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum Parents Lament Crippling 'Back to School' Prices
Radio Dabanga
Parents with school-going children in the Sudanese capital Khartoum are complaining of the rising cost of school supplies and transportation costs at the start of the new school… Read more »
Kenya: All Universities, Colleges to Have Career Service Offices
Nation
All Universities and tertiary institutions in the country is now be required to establish offices of career services in a new policy shift set to be unveiled Thursday in Nairobi by… Read more »
Kenya: School Heads Cautioned Against Exam Leakage
Nation
School principals who leak national exams will be severely punished, the government has warned. Read more »
Ghana: Government Secures U.S.$300,000 Facility for Schools of Hygiene
Ghanaian Times
Government has secured a $300,000 African Development Bank facility to support the schools of hygiene in the country, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister for Sanitation and Water… Read more »
Ghana: Teachers Must Protect the Girl-Child
Ghanaian Times
ONE profession that is noble and very respectful in this country and the world at large is teaching. Teachers serve as symbols of discipline and role models for many people in… Read more »
Ghana: Mampong Technical College of Education Gets Huge Boost
Ghanaian Times
The Ministry of Education has supplied 2,586 pieces of assorted science, ICT, technical and vocational equipment to the Mampong Technical College of Education in its bid to deliver… Read more »
Namibia: Students Financial Assistance Fund Implicated in Corruption
Namibian
The Anti-Corruption Commission says it will consult the board of the national students' fund about fresh allegations of corruption. Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh Strike Looms As Govt Fails to Honour Agreement With University Workers
Premium Times
The leadership of non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities has fixed a meeting for July 4 to decide its next line of action following the failure of the federal government to… Read more »
Botswana: Medie Primary School Continue to Excel
Botswana Daily News
Pupils from Medie Primary School continue to excel in sports despite their area being far from amenities hence classified as a Remote Area Dwellers (RADs) settlement. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Colleges of Education Begin Indefinite Strike
Premium Times
Workers of the three Colleges of Education in Kwara have started an indefinite industrial action. Read more »
Nigeria: UNN Lecturer Awards Scholarship to Two Indigent Students in Enugu
Guardian
Worried by the rising poverty level in the country, a university don, Prof. Felix Chukwuneke, has called on the Federal Government to introduce a comprehensive scholarship scheme… Read more »
Liberia: 'Education Is Worthy Investment'
New Republic
The Assistant Pastor of the Life Line Ministry and proprietor of the Future Leaders Daycare and Elementary Institute, Pastor Kessellee Forkpah says education is the only investment… Read more »
Namibia: Tun Wants Reintroduction of Fourth School Term
New Era
Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) secretary general, Mahongora Kavihuha wants government to reintroduce the fourth term in schools, to ensure school-going children do not suffer from… Read more »
June 19
South Africa: Robberies at Cape Schools - Reward Offered
News24Wire
The SA Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) is "deeply concerned" about a spate of robberies at Cape Town schools over the past month, as the Western Cape education department offers… Read more »
Kenya: School of 52 Where Pupils Constantly Watch Out for Snakes
Capital FM
At first sight you will mistake the facility for a cattle dip, only to realise it's a classroom. Read more »
Lesotho: Not a School in Sight - Autistic Children Travel 500 Km to Learn
Bhekisisa
A mother's love led her to South Africa to find a school for her son with autism. Read more »
Ghana: Colleges of Education to Be Upgraded to University Colleges in September [press release]
Ghana Govt.
Beginning September 2018/2019 academic year, all Colleges of Education in the country will be upgraded to a University Status to run a 4-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Degree… Read more »
South Africa: Schools Ignore the Law When Enforcing Payment of School Fees
GroundUp
"The school sold my lounge suite, microwave and fridge... it's now threatening to sell my house too". The household items of the parent who phoned the Equal Education Law Centre… Read more »
Uganda: First Primary School Excitestisai Island
Monitor
Residents of Tisai Island in Ongino Sub-county, Kumi District are excited after the establishment of the long-awaited primary school in the area. Read more »
Uganda: Public Universities Staff Agree to Strike Over Pay
Monitor
The teaching and the non-teaching staff from the nine public universities yesterday announced a nationwide strike after failure by government to consider them for salary… Read more »
Uganda: Teachers' Strike to Disrupt Term
Monitor
Activities in public secondary schools are likely to be disrupted next week if government does not agree to harmonise teachers' salaries as earlier negotiated before June 23. Read more »
Kenya: TSC Says Principals to Be Held Accountable for Learners' Safety
Nation
Principals will now be held accountable for the safety of learners in schools, Teachers Service Commission says. Read more »
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