This article was first published in the New Vision on March 10, 2021 By Conan Businge Owners of private schools have written to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), requesting it to withhold results of all fees defaulters. In a letter to UNEB’s executive secretary, the chairperson of the Private Proprietors of education Institutions Association of […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on 18 August, 2021) As you think of your child’s start of schooling in Senior One or Senior Five, do not forget to pay attention to the cost you are likely to incur, writes Conan Businge It is a fact that early care and education, in […]
By Martin Kitubi Although the Education Act, 2008 empowers the education minister to regulate fees, a section of school owners has asked the Government to halt the passing and implementation of the proposed statutory instrument on school fees. Under the draft Statutory Instrument on School Fees, the education ministry proposes a cap on school charges […]
By Umar Nsubuga Schools are set to open in January, months after they were closed to manage the spread of COVID-19. For many parents, the reopening comes with both joy and anxiety. Joy, that children will now be actively engaged; and apprehension about meeting the school demands amidst the economic challenges brought about by the […]
By Bob G. Kisiki We will call her Anita. She was the first child in her family to go to university, so her parents – especially her mother, who was the sterner of the two parents – looked at Anita as both an asset and a potential catastrophe waiting to happen. You know, with all […]
By Patrick Kaboyo On September 6, this year I was joined by Dr Denis Mugimba, the spokesperson of the ministry of education and sports to discuss school fees on Radio One Spectrum show. During the discussion, Mugimba raised a number of policy issues which were unusual to the public. I inquired from him whether the […]