This article was first published in the New Vision on May 5, 2021 By Jackie Achan In the Rwenzori region, every dawn, teachers wake up to trek at least an hour or more up the mountains, to teach children in the highlands. “Climbing the steep mountain, Monday to Friday is tedious,” the District Education Officer […]
By Prossy Nandudu Adolescent girls who have been finding it difficult to stay in school are to benefit from the European Union (EU) funded Gender for Development Uganda (G4DU) programme, that was launched on Friday, at Katwe Primary School in Kampala. According to Irene Namusuubo, the head teacher Katwe Primary School, adolescents drop out of […]
By Peter Abaanabasazi Parents from vulnerable areas in Hoima and Kikuube districts have a reason to smile after their children qualified for education bursaries. The beneficiaries are part of 184 learners from different families receiving education support from the Dr Patrick Isingoma Mwesigwa Development Foundation. The foundation was initiated by Dr Patrick Isingoma Mwesigwa, the […]
By John Masaba Former vice president Specioza Wandira Kazibwe has made a case for the strengthening of public schools. Kazibwe says this is one of the ways to provide reliable education to the citizenry across all income levels. “Make sure our public education system works. It has produced the likes of me from the village […]
By Carol Kasujja Adii KAMPALA – Makerere University through the School of Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences has created a Biology Society of Uganda to bring all biologists in Uganda together. After analysing the academic performance in Biology at UACE and UCE for nearly half a century, Makerere University has observed that for the last 4 […]
By Carol Kasujja Adii For about three consecutive years, statistics by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) continue to show poor performance in science subjects, especially Biology. In comparison to Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics in the 2022 exams, Biology was the worst, done science subject. Biology was the worst, done subject with 40.8 per cent […]
By Gule Adam Schools in West Nile sub-region are finding difficulties in the implementation of the digital monitoring and supervision system. Some school administrators told Arua One FM that they are failing to enroll in the government tracking system dubbed ‘Teacher Effectiveness and Learner Achievement’ (TELA). TELA was launched by the education ministry at the […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Maria Wamala Musician Sheebah Karungi has been appointed Victoria University’s career ambassador. Sheebah revealed that she dropped out of school in senior two because her mother was too poor to afford school fees for her education and provide for her […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Apollo Mubiru The executive director of the Higher Education Student Financing Board (HESFB), Michael Wanyama, has reported inconsistencies in applicants for government student loans across the country. Wanyama had led a team before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and […]
This article was first published on the New Vision website on May 4, 2023 By Maria Wamala The Senior Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu, has commended the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) for re-conceptualising the curriculum saying the move will fix the outdated colonial education system that only served the interests of colonialists. […]