Arguments about Free SHS should cease – President Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
President Akufo-Addo thinks that arguments about the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) initiative should cease. His reason is that the success of the Free SHS initiative “has answered its critics” and that the focus should simply concentrate on finding ways to improve it. The President made the remarks while delivering the State of the […]
Standardizing procedures is antidote to quash unauthorized collection of School Fees in Ghana
By: Nana Kwame Bediako A member of the New Patriotic Party’s Communication Team, Kwesi Quarshie, has called for a standardization of proceedings across board to avoid unauthorized procedures in Ghana. The NPP Spokesperson made the call on the back of the interdiction of the eleven Senior High School Headmasters for their alleged involvement in the […]
Former G.E.S Director condemns unauthorized fee taking under free SHS
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto Tsegah, has criticized the headmasters currently under investigation for improper charges. He emphasized that certain expenses are the responsibility of the government, not parents, given the context of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. On December 8, 2023, the Ghana Education […]
Government’s allocation to free SHS programme for 2024 to increase to GHC3.9 billion
Government’s allocation to the free Senior High School (SHS) programme in the 2024 budget would increase to about 3.9 billion Cedis. Even though the 2024 budget is yet to be presented to Parliament, GBC NEWS has gathered that the increase is to cater for, and ensure that the government’s flagship programme still gets the needed […]
