President Mahama lauds Education Minister for bringing back Parents–Teachers Association
National Education Forum, Ho: 4:44PM
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday lauded Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Education Minister for bringing back Parents Teachers’ Association (PTAs) in the nation’s first and second cycle institutions.
“And I’m happy that the Honorable Education Minister has already announced that PTAs can engage with schools to ensure that the children at the schools are properly managed.”
The President stated in his address when he formally opened the National Education Consultative Forum in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.
“And so PTAs can start to do their work by engaging with the schools so that we deepen management of the schools.”
It would be recalled that under the previous Akufo-Addo’s administration, the Ghana Education Service (GES) in 2019, suspended the activities of PTAs in schools.
National Education Forum, Ho: 3:15PM
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated that education reform is a shared responsibility.
“It is a collective journey that requires all voices, all perspectives and all hands on deck,” the president stated on Tuesday when he formally opened the National Education Consultative Forum in Ho for the Volta and Oti Regions.
The three-day meeting on the theme “Transforming Education for a Sustainable Future,” brought together key stakeholders to address pressing challenges in Ghana’s education sector, including infrastructure, quality education, governance, financing, and research.
National Education Forum, Ho: 2:33PM
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his sincere apologies on behalf of the Planning Committee of the National Education Forum to stakeholders of faith-based organizations for the “unpardonable omission” committed in their delayed invitation to the forum.
Speaking at the opening of the National Education Forum in Ho, President Mahama said: “I’m aware that the omission was very speedily remedied, but you still deserve an unqualified apology for this oversight.
“And since you are the purveyors of God’s mercy on earth, I’m sure that you are forgiving us for this.
“And we know you are important stakeholders because you own some of the schools, and so this educational forum is important to see how we carry everybody together”, he said.
National Education Forum, Ho: 1:48PM
“Prioritise the marginalised and the disadvantaged in the educational system” — Prof. Kwame Akyeampong at the National Education Forum
“We cannot develop while we leave some of our citizens behind.”
“Successful school systems ground changes in the classroom.”
“Our major problem in Ghana is not money, it is attitude” — Professor Joseph Seyram Agbenyega
National Education Forum, Ho: 1:10PM
How can Ghana produce competitive human capital for the sustainable development of our nation? – Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Education at the National Education Forum
Ho, 10:25AM
Ho, Feb 18, GNA – All is set for the opening of the National Education Forum by President John Dramani Mahama at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.
The three-day meeting, which begins on Tuesday, February 18, on the theme “Transforming Education for a Sustainable Future,” brings together key stakeholders to address pressing challenges in Ghana’s education sector, including infrastructure, quality education, governance, financing, and research.
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 inaugurated an eight-member committee appointed by President John Dramani Mahama to organise the education stakeholder forum.
The committee is chaired by Professor George K. T. Oduro, a former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.
Their task is to develop a detailed strategy for engaging key stakeholders in the education sector and shaping a new policy framework for national education.
The committee’s responsibilities include developing a theme and sub-themes to guide discussions and identifying key stakeholders such as students, parents, teachers, researchers, civil society organisations, development partners, religious groups, political parties, chiefs, and educational institutions to feed into the policy.
The members are Professor Goski Alabi, Academic and Entrepreneur, Prof Rosemary Bosu, Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, Dr Samuel Awuku, Education and Development Consultant, Prof Smile Dzisi, former Rector, Koforidua Technical University, Mr Kofi Asare, Executive Director, Africa Education Watch, Mr Stephen Owusu, renowned Educationist, and Mr Inusah Shiraz, Education Policy Planner.
More soon.
GNA
Reporting by Iddi Yire, GNA, Hannah Awadzi, GNA
Editing by George Agboklu, GNA