By: Juliet Korkor
The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says the establishment of the Creative Arts High School in Kumasi the Ashanti Regional Capital will help fashion out a new portfolio for Ghana’s educational system.
This, he noted will be the first of its kind in West Africa and will attract students across the globe where they will audition for enrolment into the various arts that interest them.
Dr. Adutwum who was speaking at the 60th Anniversary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools, CHASS in Koforidua the Eastern Regional Capital added that the curriculum of the Creative Arts High school will be tailored towards the Science Technical Engineering and Mathematics, STEM education…
President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu lamented how second-cycle education is politicized, while critical issues affecting the smooth running of academic activities across the various second-cycle institutions.
He called on the Ghana Education Service, GES and the Ministry to urgently come out with a framework of ensuring that funds are released to the schools timely and adequately.
On the other hand, Mr. Cabornu quizzed whether the Semester programme introduced in the schools have come to stay, to address the double track system.
The Vice Chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University, Professor David Kofi Essumang commended the government for the numerous measures put in place to improve the quality of education in the country.
