{"id":58663,"date":"2022-12-20T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=58663"},"modified":"2022-12-20T10:25:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:25:18","slug":"has-education-minister-ges-director-ever-travelled-to-the-north-to-assess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=58663","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Has Education Minister, GES Director Ever Travelled to the North to Assess?<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several Citizens and Educationists are of the concern that both Director General and Education Minister have not Visited the Northern part of Ghana&nbsp;for monitoring and Assessment. The north has 5 Regions Including Upper West Region, Upper East, Savannah, North East and Nothern Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s believed all Authorities are avoiding the north due to perception that the north is hallow and will expose them to more responsibilities and the bitter truth. The Truth is that several Schools in the north aren\u2019t equipped, they either lack teachers, infrastucture, Accommodation, Furniture of ICT Centers etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some teachers have also called for teacher associations to demand for rent allowance to support teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Overseer of Africa Education Watch, Mr. Kofi Asare, \u201cLess than 8% of private schools wrote the 2022 National Standardized Test for Primary 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unacceptable!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5627b0d04d004a8ba0539ed7c97b78cd\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ghana Education Service has also indicated that the Acting Director General, Mr. Eric Nkansah together with the Education Minister Visited some Schools in the Southern Belt of Ghana, has any Director General of Education Minister Ever Visited the North during his or her Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Eric Nkansah, the Acting Director-General of GES and&nbsp;the Hon. Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum monitored the National Standardized Test(NST) in some schools within the Nii Amugi Cluster of Schools, Adabraka on Friday, 16th December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schools visited were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Calvary Methodist 1 Basic School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Calvary Methodist 2 Basic School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Nii Amugi Basic School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Grey Memorial Basic School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basic 2 and 4 pupils from a total of 18,000 public and private schools participated in this year\u2019s NST which started on 5th and ended on 16th December, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director for Early Childhood Education at GES\u00a0\u00a0Madam Vida Barbara Ntow and the Greater Accra Regional Education Caretaker, Mr Stephen Abamfo also joined the delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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