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    Budget: No funds allocated for school inspections
    (New Vision, 2018-05-30) Nakajubi, Gloria
    A 2017 report showed that 63% of both Government and private schools had ignored recommendations by inspectors. That number could increase given that school inspection has not been given priority in the 2018/2019 education budget.
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    Domestic violence orphans need help
    (Saturday Vision, 2018-08-12) Kalibbala, Gladys
    Many children get lost everyday while others are abandoned by their parents. Every Saturday we bring you stories of those seeking to reunite with their families.
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    Keeping hope alive: Empowering girls to cope with challenges
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-11) Kamanga, Gilbert
    In Uganda today, we have high dropout rate of girls from schools because these girls are not well equipped to face adolescent years. They are easily trapped into risky behaviours, which lead them to being pregnant or getting married when they are not ready for marriage.
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    KCCA to retrain all lower primary school teachers.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-07) Otage, Stephen
    Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said they have designed a programme to equip lower primary school teachers with 21st Century teaching skills to improve the quality of learning in public schools. Ms. Jennifer Musisi, the KCCA executive director,
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    Kighala turning tide for once condemned Nakavule school
    (New Vision, 2018-05-30) Bita, George
    She went to Nakavule Primary School three years ago only to find it in the process of being taken over by an alleged land grabber. However, the state of affairs never deterred Faith Kighala, the headteacher, from struggling and turn around the fortunes of this school in Iganga Municipal council.
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    Kasiisa improves education in Iganga
    (New Vision, 2018-06-14) Bita, George
    George Bita brings you the story of Dr Fred Kasiisa, the headteacher of Iganga Boys Boarding Primary School.
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    Busoga leaders want less class hours for children
    (New Vision, 2017-08-01) Bita, George
    The leaders say the emphasis on academics over co-curricular activities is due to competition among schools and poor monitoring.
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    Public-private partnership education; lessons for Uganda.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-09-23) Serwanjja, Solomon
    The recent report from UMEZO 'Are our Children Learning' showed that while some progress is being made in Uganda, there is still a lot more to be done when it comes to improving education in the country. New approaches need to be explored and if other African nations are succeeding in improving learning,
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    58-year-old school has no classrooms.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-25) Emwamu, Simon Peter
    A visit to Tokor Primary School in Bukedea district reveals what has become a common sight in many Ugandan rural schools: pupils learning under trees. The government- aided school's structures were destroyed by rain storm over four months ago.
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    Monitor, Windle Trust boost education of refugee pupils.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-04) Iceta, Scovin
    Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) has partnered with Windle Trust Uganda, a non-governmental organisation, to improve education of refugee pupils in West Nile through the Excel in PLE programme. While launching the programme at Belameling Vocational Training Institute in Palorinya Refugee settlement in Moyo district on Monday,
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    Consider your children's safety when choosing rails.
    (Saturday Vision, 2017-08-05) Awor, Sarah
    Many people do not specifically consider the safety of their children when it comes to handrails. According to Muhammad Nsereko, an architect, there are no special handrails for either the elderly or children, but what matters is the spacing from one bar to the other.
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    Our education system is broken:
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-09-30) Sejjaaka, Samuel
    This week I was privileged to give a keynote address at a function of the Uganda Banker's Association. The topic was skills development for private sector competitiveness'. The CEO of Barclays Bank and several academic graced the occasion. the former,
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    Over 100 Kampala youth get vocational training.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-14) Balagadde, Samuel
    Several youth in Namuwongo, a Kampala suburb, have been trained in skills to enable them earn a living. The two-year training course dubbed 'Meeting point Kyamusa Obwongo Kampala' involved training the youth in skills such as tailoring, leather dressing, hairdressing, welding and metal fabrication.
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    Yaaka:
    (New Vision, 2017-08-15) Rwothungeyo, Billy
    We are deep in the digital age. Technology is impacting almost every aspect of human life. So how best can we harness the power of technology to improve learning in schools? An innovative solution, the Yaaka Digital Learning Network,
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    Educate the girl-child to achieve sustainable development
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-16) Soobi, A Florence
    We should deal with customs that deny girls and women the right to education, own land, inherit property, attend school, get into gainful employment, and avoid job discrimination. Former US president Barack Obama once said, " When women succeed nations are more safe, secure and prosperous".
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    Why do students find it frustrating to carryout academic research?
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-23) Oluka, Esther
    Many times it is mandatory for students advancing their studies to do academic research. But it has been discovered that many of them find research frustrating. We find out why it is such a mind-numbing process for many scholars and how it can be made a lot easier.
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    300 scholarships available for science students
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-23) Kasozi, Emphraim
    A women's educational organisation and the United States-based Mastercard Foundation have announced a new package of 300 scholarship slots for Ugandan students to study science courses at tertiary institutions and Universities.
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    Teachers demand role in policy making
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-10) Kasozi, Emphraim; Oketch, Bill
    Teacher in Kiboga and Amolatar districts have asked government to create better reforms in the education system that empower them to make decisions. Under their umbrella Uganda National Teacher's Union (UNATU) Kiboga branch, the teachers asked to actively participate in the development of the new curriculum, courses, teaching aids and policy process.
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    Two Chinese road workers held over sexual harassment.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-09) Atuhairwe, Robert; Kasooha, Ismael
    the Police are hold two Chinese road workers over allegations of sexual harassment of an employee. The duo, whose identities have been concealed for fear of jeopardising investigations, were arrested on Saturday. They are managers at China Railway No.5 Group Company Ltd,
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    Parents should contribute to children's school feeding.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-30) Rinus Van Klinken
    A majority of school children in public schools in Uganda attend day- schools. The bulk of these schools do not provide mid-day meals to learners. Children leave home very early and often with no breakfast and study all day on empty stomach.