Education
Education coverage from Ashanti Report focuses on schools, tertiary institutions, policy decisions, examinations, skills training, and opportunities for learners and educators.
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Obuasi SHTS: Gender Minister engages school authorities over alleged abuse
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has arrived in Obuasi to engage authorities of the Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS)…
Obuasi SHTS set to reopen to continuing students after months of closure
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says continuing students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) are expected to return to school next week as preparations for the resumption…
GES approves October 30 CPD day for private school teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved Friday, October 30, 2026, as a National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers in private schools across the country. The…
Education Minister proposes 5–10% Annual Cap on University accommodation fee increases
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has proposed linking annual increases in accommodation charges at public universities to inflation, suggesting an adjustment range of between 5% and 10% to help…
Teacher Unions suspend two-week strike
The two-week industrial action by teacher unions has been suspended following a series of negotiations held on Friday, October 9, 2026. The negotiations began with a meeting between…
Teachers’ strike: We won’t return to classroom until demands are resolved – NAGRAT
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba, has said that members of the association will not return to the classroom until the government…
GES urges striking teachers to return to work, warns of threat to academic calendar
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to striking teacher unions to suspend their industrial action, warning that the strike could undermine recent efforts to restore stability to…
GES sets October 5 deadline to clear promotion documents for teachers’ salaries
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has set 4pm on Monday, October 5, 2026, as the deadline for submitting outstanding documents needed to process the new salaries of recently…
Striking teacher unions reject calls for more time, demand payment of arrears
Pre-tertiary teacher unions have warned the government against seeking further extensions to resolve outstanding issues that triggered their nationwide strike, insisting that their next engagement must result in…
Mahama announces plans to list 10 state-owned enterprises on GSE
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that 10 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been prepared for listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as part of measures to strengthen…