Teaching and learning activities at the Konongo Odumase Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have come to a halt following a decision by the school’s board to send the students home for rioting. Speaking to Citi News, David Asare, tutor at the school who also doubles as the Chairman of the National Association of … Read more
Twelve labour unions have given government up to 21 November to transfer their Tier-2 pension funds to their custodian banks or they embark on a nationwide strike. The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana Medical Association (GMA), and … Read more
Coalition of Unpaid Teachers (CUT) has mounted pressure on government to pay them their salaries. Teachers who were recruited by the Ghana Education Service (GES) in 2012 have since not received their salaries, according to the group. “We the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 batch of teachers who were recruited by GES and have yet … Read more
The 10th Further and Higher Education and Research Conference has opened in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference opened on Monday, November 14 and will end on Wednesday, November 16. The conference will build on the prior experiences and outcomes of previous Education International Higher Education and Research Conferences, as well as the successful first Further … Read more
Twelve labour unions have hinted they would embark on a nationwide strike starting Tuesday over the failure of government to pay their five percent Tier II pension deduction. National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) President, Christian Adai Poku told Joy News they are dissatisfied with government’s handling of the issue, which informs their the decision. … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) said if elected to form the next government it would facilitate an affordable housing scheme for teachers. A government under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would ensure that teachers who upgrade their qualifications and skills are promoted promptly and their salary increases take immediate effect. This was captured in NPP’s Election … Read more
The Education Ministry has withdrawn a controversial memo to Regional Directors of Education instructing them to post all newly trained teachers but not issue an appointment letter to them to begin work. Deputy Education Minister in charge of Tertiary education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who in the morning questioned the authenticity of the memo, made a … Read more
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed its disappointment with President John Mahama resolve not to restore teacher trainee allowance even if it meant losing the elections. President Mahama on Thursday tweeted saying: “On the matter of trainee teacher allowances, better to lose on principle than win using falsehood. We’ll not reverse the … Read more
The National Association of Graduate Teachers, (NAGRAT), has accused the government of not devoting ample time and resources to education in the country. According to the President of NAGRAT, Christian Addae-Poku, Government’s policy of building schools across the country is more for the approval of voters than it is for the benefit of the sector. … Read more
The National Association of Graduate Teachers, (NAGRAT) has given government a one-month ultimatum to settle all arrears owed public Senior High Schools and teachers otherwise they will “advise themselves.” According to NAGRAT, the failure of the government to invest in education had resulted in the declining standards in the sector. “When government subventions to various … Read more
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), wants government to look beyond introducing social intervention programmes in the education sector, merely to score what it calls cheap political points. President of the Association, Christian Addae-Poku, argues that government after introducing such programmes, has not been able to provide adequate funding to run and sustain them. … Read more