(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 26, 2022) By Melanie Nabukwasi and Mollan Joyce Oliver Nabirye, a 22-year-old visually impaired student at Kyambogo University, was thrown into panic when she learnt that her caretaker had been taken ill and could not take her to class. “It left a hole in […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 26, 2022) The Ministry of Education and Sports has been developing a digital agenda to facilitate blended learning in higher institutions of training. While the ministry has not yet rolled out the agenda, it says that the plan will increase enrollment and reduce pressure […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 19, 2022) Stars of the 2019 and 2020 Teachers Making A Difference competition returned to Uganda last week, after a 10-day study tour to Ireland. John Eremu was part of the team and now reports about the excitement, the lessons learnt and the big […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 19, 2022) By Carol Kasujja Adii The 2022 edition of the Teachers Making a Difference ended on October 12 with the publication of the last two profiles of teachers nominated for the competition this year. The Teachers Making a Difference competition, which is part […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 19, 2022) By Kellen Owente Fatumah Kiweweesi, 26, dropped out of university in her first year of study in 2018 when her mother failed to raise enough money to fund her education. Kiweweesi, who was pursuing a bachelor’s in leisure and hospitality at Makerere […]
By Bob Kisiki Senior Four candidates started writing exams this week and Primary Seven and Senior Six learners will sit theirs in less than a month’s time. The pressure is mounting; not just for the candidates themselves, but also for their teachers (who are also being indirectly tested) and the parents. Oh, the panic and […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 12, 2022) By Patrick Kaboyo On September 6, I was joined by Dr Denis Mugimba, the spokesperson of the education ministry, to discuss issues of school fees on a radio talk show. During the discussion, Mugimba raised a number of policy issues that were […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 12, 2022) By Victoria Nampala At 11 years, Afua Awori was in Primary Four class, but could hardly read a sentence written in English. Frustrated at Awori’s inability to read, her parents moved her to another school. Three years later, Awori, who now attends […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 12, 2022) By Robert Adiga The headteacher of Ogenda Girls High School in Pakwach district, Jackline Nyambogo, noticed that 32 girls were missing a couple of days after the school reopened early this year. When Nyambogo inquired, she learnt that some of the girls […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on October 12, 2022) By Moses Bikala There were only 145 pupils at Dube Rock Primary School in Butaleja district when Michael Okurut was deployed to run it in 2009. Many parents had withdrawn their children from the school located in Kachonga sub-county due to poor […]