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		<title>SHS Now To Reopen On Sept. 27</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the opening date for all Senior High Schools (SHS) from September 11 to September 27, 2010. By this directive all continuing students of Senior High Schools are to report for school on September 27, 2010. Initially, boarding students were supposed to report for schools on September 11 with [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2010/06/28/school-of-law-to-set-up-campuses-at-legon-and-knust/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: School of Law To Set Up Campuses At Legon And KNUST'>School of Law To Set Up Campuses At Legon And KNUST</a> <small>The Ghana School of Law is to set up campuses...</small></li>
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		<title>98.8% Of BECE Candidates Placed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ninety eight point eight (98.8) percent of the total number of BECE candidates who qualified for placement have been placed in senior high schools and technical institutes. This represents the highest number of qualified candidates placed since the Computerised Schools Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) started in 2005. According to the Ghana Education Service (GES), [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2010/04/20/shs-cut-off-point-is-now-25/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SHS cut-off point is now 25'>SHS cut-off point is now 25</a> <small>The guidelines for the Computerised School Selection and Placement System...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2009/10/05/no-deals-in-bece-placementas-says-software-designer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: No deals in BECE placementas, says software designer'>No deals in BECE placementas, says software designer</a> <small>The company which designed the software for the Computerised Schools...</small></li>
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		<title>MP To Introduce BECE Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashietey, says he will institute an award for the overall best Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate in his constituency, the Osu Klottey Korle Constituency. The move, according to him, is to motivate the students to work extra hard. Nii Ashietey was speaking at the end of a [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2010/04/21/smooth-take-off-of-bece-in-tema/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Smooth take-off of BECE in Tema'>Smooth take-off of BECE in Tema</a> <small>The 2010 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) on Monday took...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2009/04/21/bece-candidates-urged-to-desist-from-exam-malpractices/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: BECE candidates urged to desist from exam malpractices'>BECE candidates urged to desist from exam malpractices</a> <small>Tarkwa (W/R) April 21, GNA &#8211; Candidates for this year&#8217;s...</small></li>
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		<title>Schools Under Trees Funded</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The era when children studied under trees, with some lying on their stomachs to write, will soon be a thing of the past. This follows the decision of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to allocate GH 52,500 of the budget for 20 10/2011 to deal with the phenomenon, with disbursement starting early next academic [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2009/04/10/nearly-3000-schools-benefit-from-otumfuo-educational-fund/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Nearly 3,000 schools benefit from Otumfuo Educational Fund'>Nearly 3,000 schools benefit from Otumfuo Educational Fund</a> <small>Some 2,714 educational institutions have for the past 10 years...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2009/07/06/conditions-for-community-schools-absorption-explained/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Conditions for community schools absorption explained'>Conditions for community schools absorption explained</a> <small>Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education on Thursday said private...</small></li>
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		<title>UDS gets new Vice Chancellor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third Vice-Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has been inducted into office (UDS), with a promise to develop the institution into a practically-oriented internationally recognised academic body of excellence and community development. Professor Haruna Yakubu takes office after the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor George Benning and the late Prof John Kaburise. Prof Kaku [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2010/08/25/ug-vice-chancellor-to-meet-vandals-over-accomodation/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: UG Vice Chancellor to meet Vandals over accomodation'>UG Vice Chancellor to meet Vandals over accomodation</a> <small>The vice chancellor of the University of Ghana will Wednesday...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2009/09/07/sakawa-is-taboo-at-legon%e2%80%a2vice-chancellor-warns-students/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sakawa Is Taboo At Legon•Vice Chancellor Warns Students'>Sakawa Is Taboo At Legon•Vice Chancellor Warns Students</a> <small>Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana,...</small></li>
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		<title>One room would accommodate not more than three next year – UG authorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Authorities of the University of Ghana (UG) have announced that it would embark on a decongestion exercise to ensure that not more than three students occupy a room in the halls of residence. The exercise, which would begin next academic year, is to reduce the pressure on the structures, most of which, have almost outlived [...]


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		<title>Shift System Ends In Accra</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SCHOOL shift system, where some school children attend school in the morning whiles others go in the afternoon, has officially been declared illegal by the Mayor of Accra, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije. Mr. Vanderpuije made the announcement when he met with head teachers, officers in charge of the various sub-metros, regional managers of mission schools [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2009/08/17/girl-child-education-workshop-ends-at-asikuma/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Girl- child education workshop ends at Asikuma'>Girl- child education workshop ends at Asikuma</a> <small>Breman Asikuma, Aug. 17, GNA- The Asikuma- Odoben Brakwa District...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ghananewsnow.com/2010/07/15/coalition-urges-ama-to-carry-out-its-mandate-on-basic-schools/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Coalition Urges AMA To Carry Out Its Mandate On Basic Schools'>Coalition Urges AMA To Carry Out Its Mandate On Basic Schools</a> <small>The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), has urged Accra...</small></li>
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		<title>K-Poly gets new Rector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governing Council of the Kumasi Polytechnic (K-Poly) has appointed Professor Nicholas N.N Nsowah-Nuamah as the new Rector of the Polytechnic. The appointment takes effect from November 1, this year. Professor Nsowah-Nuamah’s appointment followed the unanimous endorsement of the recommendation of a search committee instituted by the Council. A statement signed by Mr. Robert Korankye-Mensah, [...]


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		<title>No Panic For BECE Candidates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SUPPLEMENTARY placement for all qualified but unplaced candidates of this year’s Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) would be out by October 20. The acting Director- General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Benedicta Naana Biney, who announced this at a press conference in Accra on Friday to throw more light on issues [...]


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		<title>Tragedy Strikes NUGS Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tragedy struck the just-ended 44th Annual National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) Delegates Congress when a polling station assistant, who is also a NUGS member, lost his life in a fatal motor accident. One other student, who survived the accident, is however said to be in a critical condition. The incident is said to have [...]


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