Mahama launches $300m World Bank-funded secondary school improvement programme
John Dramani Mahama says government launched a major secondary education improvement programme. The programme is backed by a $300 million World Bank facility, aimed at upgrading the quality of senior high schools across the country.
The President explained that the programme is designed to raise standards in selected senior high schools and eliminate long-standing disparities in school quality. He said, "We're going to invest in 30 Category C schools to move them from Category C to Category B, and then we're going to invest in 30 Category B senior high schools to move them from Category B to Category A." The intervention seeks to address the recurring challenge where parents and students avoid certain schools due to perceptions of poor academic quality.
The reforms will ensure more equitable distribution of resources and improve overall teaching and learning outcomes across the secondary education system. The $300 million World Bank facility is equivalent to about GHS 3.5 billion, which will be used to support infrastructure and quality improvements in selected schools.
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President Mahama has launched a major secondary education improvement programme. The $300 million World Bank-funded initiative aims to upgrade the quality of senior high schools - but the specific approach is raising eyebrows.
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