(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 30, 2022) By Ibrahim Ruweza kindergartens for their children set to begin school next year, John Chrysostom Muyingo, the Minister of State for Higher Education, has said the Government has developed a plan to guide its “deeper involvement” in the delivery of nursery education. […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 30, 2022) By Umar Nsubuga and Samuel Lutwama At Kololo Senior Secondary School, officials from the education ministry and teachers watched in awe as the students exhibited products made from local materials. With confidence and precision, the students demonstrated technologies for making kerosene from […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 30, 2022) Since there were no fresh A’level graduates to join universities through the government and private sponsorships schemes in 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted school calendars, universities invited applications for government and private admissions from whoever completed Senior Six no […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 23, 2022) By Ibrahim Ruweza When Allen Mutatiina enrolled her three-year-old daughter Precious Nimusiima in a nursery school in 2006, she did not know that her child was not equipped for the daily routine of waking up before 6:00am to prepare and for school. […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 16, 2022) By John Odyek In a new government programme, learners will have a chance to have a cup of milk daily at school. To enable this, parents are required to pay between sh10,000 and sh20,000 per term…. From Monday to Friday, nine-yearold Stella […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 9, 2022) Examination Season Examination period is an important season in the life of every student. However, the season is also a stressful one for some candidates. With Primary Seven and Senior Four examinations underway, and Senior Six candidates set to sit theirs in […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 9, 2022) Researchers and mental health specialists have argued that the current competitive examination system in Uganda is hurting children’s mental health. Agnes Kyotalengerire sought the views of parents, mental health experts and teachers on how to combat mental illness among schoolchildren Florence Nsubuga, […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 9, 2022) By Francis Emukule The debate about whether the mode of delivering university education in Uganda needs to change ‘or not, rages on. Many have argued that the current system is outdated because it still lays emphasis on teaching theory and producing job […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November 9, 2022) Most learners in Ugandan schools are given the option to either pass exams or repeat classes. Some are threatened with expulsion from schools if they do not attain the passmark. Experts say this is sending many children into depression and anxiety, writes […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on November, 2, 2022) In 1966, a young Prof. Kenneth Kagame and his colleagues were helped by teachers to cheat exams. He narrates the experience A day before my classmates and I sat Primary Leaving Examinations at a school in Kanungu district in 1966, the headteacher […]