Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region are proposing a policy that would prevent any Ministry of Education official, regardless of their position, from actively participating in the management of an educational institution while still serving in the civil service. The MPs observed that …
Read More »PULKOL: School funding should extend beyond numbers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | David Pulkol, the Executive Director of the Africa Leadership Institute, and a researcher, is advocating for a shift in government funding policies for schools, particularly in regions such as Karamoja that have faced developmental challenges. Currently, the government allocates financial assistance to schools mainly …
Read More »Equity Bank to take over UPE School over unpaid loan
Wobulenzi , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among parents and leaders after Wobulenzi Public Primary School in Luwero district was put on sale over failure to repay a loan. In 2019, Richard Mukasa former headteacher with the approval of the office of Luwero Chief Administrative Officer …
Read More »Budo favourites at Clash of Titans golf in Entebbe
12 schools vie for honors in 2 edition of Clash of Titans Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Golfers from Kings College Budo are fancied to dominate the second edition of the Clash of Titans tournament that tees off Saturday at Entebbe Club. Clash of the Titans, is a golf …
Read More »Lwengo leaders appeal to LOP over appalling state of school infrastructure
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lwengo district leadership has appealed to the opposition leadership in parliament to support their quest to improve the learning environment in the government schools. Lwengo District Chairperson Ibrahim Kitatta says that the district is stuck with government schools in very poor shape. Kitatta …
Read More »Girls survive dormitory fire at Masaka Secondary School
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of students of Masaka Senior Secondary School narrowly escaped being killed in a dormitory fire Tuesday morning. The fire, whose source is not known, broke out in one of the dormitories at the girls’ wing in the wee hours of this morning, razing down …
Read More »Medical schools urged to build health facilities on their premises
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The increase in medical schools in the country has led to an overwhelming number of medical students who need medical facilities to practice, and hospitals are not enough to accommodate them. The Head of Private Medical Schools and Chairman of the National Medical Schools Quality …
Read More »Parents of children with hearing impairment task Govt on inclusive education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and teachers have asked the government to put in place policies that offer inclusive learning to children with special needs across the country. The parents say that they lack access to sign language interpreters which denies the children the basic foundation of access …
Read More »MOBILE PHONES: Ntare sends home 205 Senior Six students
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntare School in Mbarara City has indefinitely suspended 205 Senior Six students for indiscipline. The school head teacher, Saul Rwampororo, says that the students rampaged on Monday night and destroyed school property including the new CCTV system. According to Rwampororo, trouble started after two students …
Read More »Behind the ‘back to school plague’
First days of the term often mean full sickbays in schools Kampala, Uganda | EVELYN AINEMBABAZI | Parents are often confused by the changes and diseases children are diagnosed with during the first days of reporting back to school for a new term. This is in most cases physically seen among children …
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