May 16

• 435 Sacked Teachers in Kaduna to Be Reinstated

  Daily Trust

  The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday said the state government would reinstate the 435 teachers recently disengaged from service. Read more »

• 300 English Teachers to Arrive This Month

  New Times

  A group of 300 English teachers recruited from Kenya and Uganda are expected to arrive in the country before the end of this month, an official has disclosed. Read more »

• Continent's Schools Dominate Global Education Competition [press release]

  School Enterprise Challenge

  African schools won five out of the eight prizes on offer for the 2011 School Enterprise Challenge, a global competition for schools. This announcement coincides with the launch of... Read more »

• Silibwet and Kitany to Contest for Ball Title

  The Star

  Silibwet will face defending champions Kitany Boys today in the handball finals of the Rift Valley secondary School Term Two "A" games in Eldoret. Silibwet the provincial debutants... Read more »

• Aspirant's Plea On Pay for Teachers

  The Star

  A political aspirant and parents have urged the Teachers Service Commission and the Ministry of Education to pay retired teachers their benefits. Chris Kinyua, an aspirant in the... Read more »

• Setting Sail for a Better Future

  Biz-Community

  South Africans who live near the coast can enjoy swimming, surfing, fishing and sailing at any time. For the past decade the non-profit Izivunguvungu-MSC Foundation for Youth has... Read more »

• Teachers, Parents in Nyanza Clash Over Performance Contracts

  The Star

  TEACHERS and parents in Nyanza have clashed over the move by legislators to have teachers sign performance contracts. The House Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and... Read more »

• More Girls Than Boys Now Getting Education

  The Star

  THE government's investment in the education sector seems to be bearing fruits with the number of primary and secondary enrollments rising significantly with more girls now... Read more »

• German Bank Funds Kisumu Model Schools

  The Star

  The German Development Bank has funded the construction of model schools in Kisumu city and other urban areas as a poverty reduction strategy in the country. Speaking during a tour... Read more »

• Over 30 Privately-Owned Kanungu Schools Closed

  New Vision

  Kanungu district education department has closed 39 privately-owned primary schools in the district. Read more »

• Worst Performing Schools Receive Books

  New Vision

  Research has often cited the poor pupil-to-book ratio as one of the causes of declining performance of primary school pupils across the country. A 2010 Ministry of Education... Read more »

• Teach Students to Apply Knowledge Acquired

  Accra Mail

  The Kpando District Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Ms Dora Agorsor, has underscored the need to teach students to apply knowledge acquired to real life situations.... Read more »

• Poly Hosts HIV/Aids Awareness Campaign

  New Era

  The Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) last week held its two day 16th HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Awareness Campaign under the theme: No Youth No Future. Read more »

• Tuition Hike Angers Parents

  New Era

  Furious parents have accused a local private school of overcharging them and inflating school fees. Read more »

• The Cost of Poor Educational Policies in Country [opinion]

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  There are commonly held assumptions by economic analysts that a nation's economic indices are inflation, interest rates, GDP growth, or the size of the economy. What they often... Read more »

• Visiting Iranian Professor Calls for Priority in Educating Women

  The Herald

  A visiting Iranian professor has urged the Government to prioritise education for women for them to make just decisions about their families and communities. Professor Sheida... Read more »

• Kaduna Bizman Tasks Private Sector On Education Devt

  Daily Trust

  The private sector has been called upon to devote part its profits to the development of education in the country. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jita and... Read more »

• NSIC Enlightens GSSS On Importance of Insurance Club

  Daily Observer

  The National Students Insurance Club (NSIC) Friday lectured Gambia Senior Secondary School (GSSS) students on the importance of insurance club in their school at a briefing held at... Read more »

• 0ver 150 Girls Receive Scholarships

  New Dawn

  A local organization, the Transformation of War Affected Youths or TRANSWAY for short, has provided scholarships for over 150 underprivileged girls to pursue vocational training in... Read more »

• Professionals Here to Stay, Shows Survey

  Namibian

  THE majority of Namibian professionals are "strongly" confident about remaining in Namibia, with an average confidence level of 87,6 per cent recorded in the first PPS Namibia... Read more »

• Minister Worried Over Educational Standards

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  THE UPPER Regional Minister, Alhaji Amin Amidu Sulemana, has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to address the major challenges of the region particularly, improving... Read more »

• Osun - Reforming the Education Policy and Its Standard [opinion]

  Vanguard

  PRIOR to the inception of the present administration in Osun State, no one would ever have thought that the tremendous reformation being witnessed in the education system in the... Read more »

• ICPAR Introduces Professional Accounting Courses

  New Times

  Aspiring local accountants and auditors no longer have to be accredited by foreign accounting bodies. Read more »

• Endeavors Being Exerted By Elementary School in Shaka to Enhance Student Registration

  Shabait

  The Administration of the elementary school in Shaka, Asmat sub-zone, said that it is exerting endeavors to enhance student registration. Read more »

• Student Festival Conducted By Junior and Secondary School in Foro

  Shabait

  Hadnet junior and secondary school, Foro, conducted student festival under the theme "investment in education for better outcome." Read more »