Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Children in Bridge Schools receive 53% more learning over the course of their pre-primary and primary school career, according to the latest study. Launched by the Nobel Prize-winning economist, Professor Michael Kremer, to Heads of State and national Education Ministers at the Education World Forum, …
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DFID report shows equality of learning at Bridge schools in Nigeria
Study says child’s background does not affect performance in school Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A new report by UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Nigeria shows full equality of learning in Bridge schools’ classrooms, regardless of a child’s socioeconomic background. The report was based on Bridge schools in …
Read More »Bridge Schools are unlicensed in Uganda – Ministry of Education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has confirmed that none of the Bridge Schools have been licensed because they have not yet met the requirements to operate in Uganda. In a statement dated February 6, Education Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza said, “Bridge Schools …
Read More »Bridge Schools drop ‘international academy’ tag as battle with Education ministry escalates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bridge Schools have dropped the names “international” and “academy” as they battle to fulfil stringent requirements to operate set by Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports. “We have communicated to the Permanent Secretary before that use of the word “International” as part of Bridge …
Read More »VIDEO: Fate of Bridge Schools uncertain as new term starts
VIDEO: Fate of Bridge Schools uncertain as new term starts Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Operators of Bridge international Academies have promised to defy the directive by the education ministry to keep their schools closed. Speaking to NTV, the country Director Morrison Rwakakamba said all their schools …
Read More »PLE: Bridge Schools get 93% in Grade 1 and 2
BRIDGE: The school’s best performing PLE pupils were from the eastern part of the country Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In its pioneer year of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Bridge International Academies registered a notable performance where 93% of its pupils passed in Grade 1 and Grade 2. In …
Read More »Bridge schools cross milestone
After settling with education ministry, focus now on pioneer P7 candidates Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | After nearly a year of bickering with the government of Uganda in and out of the courts, Bridge International Academies appears to have crossed over to a better relationship and possible bright future. …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Bridge Schools fate
Education Ministry and closed chain of low-cost schools said to be holding `sensitive talks’ Bridge International Academies is locked in last-minute negotiations with government in order to open with other schools when the new term begins this February, insiders say. As the school year closed in 2016, the government used …
Read More »NEWS ANALYSIS: Bridge Schools saga
Amidst the ping pong between the Bridge International Academies franchise in Uganda and the Education ministry, are parents who have found hope in the services offered by schools under the American franchise. One such parent is Immaculate Nakhumitsa who has two children attending Bridge International Academy Magamaga in Mayuge …
Read More »High Court allows Bridge schools in Uganda to open for third term
The High Court in Kampala has extended an interim order it issued earlier against the closure of Bridge International Academies, allowing the schools to open for a third term on September 26. In her ruling at the High Court Civil Division at Twed Towers, Justice Patricia Basaza Wasswa said that …
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