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Item NiE, a collective effort to educate.(daily monitor, 2018-06-26) Ngwomoya, AmosIn order to change lives of pupils in rural and poor schools through reading , several non governmental organizations have partnered to bring NiE to these pupils.Item Keeping girls in school with re-usable pads(New Vision, 2017-01-11) Mutegeki, GeoffreyThe high cost of sanitary pads, coupled with limited access to clean water as well as proper sanitation facilities especially in schools, is making it difficult for girls to manage their menstruation. After his sister dropped out of school due to lack of sanitary pads, Sadat Nduhira, realised there was need to provide re-usable pads for girls who cannot afford disposable ones,Item Skills education way to go(New Vision, 2017-01-04) Mutegeki, Geoffrey; Businge, ConanDetermined to improve an education system beset by challenges the newly appointed education ministry permanent secretary says there is need to refocus the country's education to produce all round students. Poverty, hunger, disease and strife all impact access to education in Uganda. Kakooza says it will require everyone's participation in transforming the country's education system.Item Why eastern schools are at the bottom of of the log.(New vision, 2018-03-21) Wetaya, Richard"Some parents have detached themselves from supporting schools where their children study. some send their children without scholastic materials and without meals. a child cannot excel under such circumstances"Item Transfer universities to science ministry.(New vision, 2018-03-21) Prof Kasozi, AladuAlmost all non university tertiary institutions belong to latter, so one cannot transfer all higher education affairs "bag and baggage" from the ministry of education and sports to the ministry of science.Item New muslim curriculum in offing(New Vision, 2017-07-14) Kasule, FarooqThe Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has drafted a national curriculum for Islamic studies that will come into force for all Qur'an schools country wide, starting next year. Bakhit said the national curriculum is intended to regulate the teaching of Islamic studies in the country.Item Makerere's next vice chancellor must be visionary(New Vision, 2017-06-19) Ssemakula, EdwardAs the search for the new VC reaches the final stages, there is need to define the individual suitable for the high seat. This would help to avoid perpetuation of problems that have dogged the institution. Makerere needs a luminary and visionary leader to counter negative and retrogressive forces which have afflicted the institution over the years.Item Support girls to excel in sciences(Saturday Vision, 2017-01-14) EditorialThe Primary Leaving Examinations results released on Thursday show that girls are still failing sciences. Much as they excelled in English, they performed poorly in mathematics and science. There is a common misconception that females are less mathematically capable than male students.Item Building libraries of love(Saturday Monitor, 2017-08-12) Lugaaju, GodfreyTrudy Marshall wears a smile when she talks of the subject 'reading' and her love for it is explains why she is emotional when talking about it. The soft spoken, book enthusiast depicts the epitome of gentility.Item Breaking monotony of classwork(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-31) Lugaaju, GodfreyAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' is a common proverb used to refer to working without engaging in any leisure activities. In schools for example, students who engage in co-curricular activities discover their interests and talent while developing values and competencies that will prepare them for a rapidly changing world.Item Teach students modern farming- Gayaza headteacher(New Vision, 2017-02-13) Ssejjoba, EddieUnlike most star schools in Uganda, Gayaza High school not only focuses on academics but imparts agri-business skills in its students. The school was one of the first to book space at the Vision Group's Harvest money Expo 2017 to be held at Namboole stadium within a few days.Item Joint courses give graduates edge(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-03) Nantume, GillianIf you are thinking about what course to study at the university that will ensure that you do not spend five years on the streets looking for a job, it is time to explore the possibility of Killing two birds with one stone. That is the way employers are thinking nowadays.Item Govt borrows over sh2 trillion for skills, but fails to get students.(New vision, 2018-03-24) Kwesiga, Pascal; Masaba, JohnThe government has borrowed over sh2 trillion to build and equip vocational and technical institutes over and last eight years under the business technical and vocational education and traning(BTVET) sub sector.Item Kumi teachers absconding from work, says RDC(New Vision, 2017-07-07) Musingo, DoreenTeachers from Kumi district have been cautioned against dogding classses in order to engage in petty jobs such as ploughing gardens and riding bodabodas.The RDC said some teachers only report and sign attendance books and later disappear to do petty jobs.Item Senide blames new schools for falling standards(New Vision, 2017-07-06) Musingo, DoreenThe mushrooming private and government-aided schools involved in purchasing examinations and lesson plans from printing bureaus are causing poor education standards, the education standards, the education state minister, Rose Mary Seninde has warned. She also added that politicians influence district service commissions to recruit unqualified persons.Item PTC heads criticise new govt policy(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-24) Muzaale, FredAcross section of primary teachers' colleges (PTCs) principals from the central region have criticized a new government policy introducing tough guidelines for admission to PTCs saying it is restrictive and unrealistic to some potential student teachers.Item Batwa school rehabilitated.(daily monitor, 2018-05-31) Muhereza, RobertPart of the school down by hailstorm in 013, and teachers were conducting lessons under trees.Item Government orders teachers to register afresh(New Vision, 2017-06-30) Lumu, DavidThe education minister has ordered for fresh registration of teachers in government schools and institutions, citing the need to execute proper planning and weed out ghosts. The exercise is to inform a number of strategic interventions aimed at improving service delivery.Item Government stops one-year certificate course(New Vision, 2017-06-19) Lumu, DavidThe government has stopped the issuance of one-year certificate courses in the country, calling upon training institutions conducting post- O'level certificate training to seek fresh accreditation from the National Council for Higher Education. The new directive comes a week after NHCE asked all the 122 private tertiary institutions with provisional licences to upgrade to the recommended classifications or face closure. NCHE says the requirements which must be submitted by June 30, will enable the institution to assess the quality of certificate programmes.Item One examination body to set all business, technical exams(New Vision, 2017-06-28) Businge, ConanAll students doing tertiary business, technical and vocational courses, with the exception of midwifery and allied professional, must sit examinations set by one government assessment body, the solicitor general has advised.