This article was first published on the New Vision website on March 23, 2023 By Ivan Tsebeni Education experts have asked the Government to regulate the prices of learning materials which they argue are too costly for learners and schools. According to the experts, Government’s intervention will safeguard schools and learners from inflated prices. Speaking […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on March 26, 2023 By John Masaba KAMPALA – All roads will on April 26 and 27 lead to Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala as Uganda hosts an international conference on curriculum development. Organised under the theme Reconceptualising Curriculum in the 21st Century for Socio-Economic Transformation, the […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on March 28, 2023 By Abbey Ramadhan KOLE – National Resistance Movement (NRM) party deputy secretary general Rose Namayanja has urged parents in Kole district to have a positive mind towards education, saying with this, their children can become prominent people. “The system of parents telling […]
This article was first published in the New Vision website on April 10, 2023 By Mary Karugaba & John Odyek Ministers have explained to Parliament that although Cabinet has discussed the issue of fees payment in various government-aided schools, no final decision has been reached so far. Although education in both government-aided primary and secondary […]
This article as first published on the New Vision website on April 15, 2023 By Ibrahim Ruweza & Ruth Assimwe In a public lecture held at Kyambogo University on Friday, experts called for universities and industries to work hand in hand in order to improve the quality of graduates. The public lecture was under the […]
By John Paul Opio & Hafiz Bakhit The number of students graduating from various institutions of higher learning in Uganda is on a steady rise. As tens of thousands jubilate over the certificates, diplomas, and degrees, can the available job market absorb the ever-increasing number of graduates from the over 230 higher institutions of learning […]
By Godiver Asege The government has been asked to consider sex education as a priority to reduce the high rates of school dropouts, especially among girls in the Sebei region. Kapchorwa district community development officer Harriet Aseko Mwanga made during the Right Here, Right Now — II awareness workshop on sexual reproductive health (SRH) education […]
By Denis Nsubuga New Vision has called for the nomination of outstanding teachers in different communities across the country, for the Teachers Making a Difference (TMD) competition. “Do you know any outstanding teacher in a Ugandan primary or secondary school? Nominate them for recognition and they stand a chance to win prizes,” reads the call. In […]
By Jackie Achan Vision Group CEO Don Wanyama was Wednesday presented with gold and silver medals, plus certificates scooped by four children’s books published by Vision Group. Children’s book author and editor Cathy Kreutter presented Wanyama with the awards and certificates at the Vision Group head offices in Kampala. The book titled I Know an […]
By David Lukiiza When the Government introduced the new Competence-Based Lower Secondary School Curriculum (CBC), many schools did not have the capacity and technical expertise to implement it. In the process, some schools sent their staff for training at the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC). To retool their staff even further, in addition to the […]