Eduwatch calls for performance audit of government’s free Wi-Fi usage in SHS
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) an education think tank, Mr. Kofi Asare, has called for a performance audit of the government’s free Wi-Fi usage in Senior High Schools (SHS). According to Mr. Kofi Asare, most of the schools where these facilities are have been off the free Wi-Fi for […]
The future of Basic Education rests on parents- EDUWATCH
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has said that the cutting in budgetary allocation to the education sector especially the basic unit is worrisome. A budget allocation of GHC11 million out of GHC60 million is needed for the Capitation Grant under Free Basic Education in 2023. In a tweet, Eduwatch believes it is entirely […]
Reject GH₵1.8bn allocation to GETFund- Eduwatch tells Parliament
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Africa Education Watch has petitioned the Parliament of Ghana to reject the GH¢1.8 billion allocation made to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), a major education infrastructure financing facility in Ghana. A petition to the leadership of Parliament stated that the group is guided by the GETFund Law, 2020 (Act 581) […]
Install CCTV cameras in examination halls to curb malpractices – Eduwatch
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), an Education Policy Research and Advocacy Organisation, has recommended the installation of CCTV cameras at examination centres and halls to curb examination malpractices. The Organisation also called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the security services to enhance punitive measures and sanctions on persons involved in examination fraud. Mr Kwasi […]
Eduwatch calls on Government to prioritise basic education
The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), a policy think tank, has called on the Government to prioritise basic and complementary education to reduce the number of children dropping out of school. It said after 17 years of Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education, half a million children of basic school-going age were out-of-school, and the basic schools […]
EduWatch advocates broader consultation on new academic calendar
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has called for broader consultation on the implementation of the new academic calendar by the Ministry of Education. In a document made available to the Ghana News Agency in Tema, EduWatch called on the Ghana Education Service, GES, and the Ministry of Education to engage in broader consultation in taking such […]
