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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Girls beat boys, reversing national trend Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national trend in the performance at Primary Leaving Exams (PLE) was reversed at Bridge Schools as girls beat boys. According to some statistics, boys are 9% more likely to outperform girls at the country level yet …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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