100,000 School Girls got Pregnant during Lockdown
More than 100,000 school girls were impregnated during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, records at the…
Education
Schools Directed to Allow Pregnant Girls
Challenged by the high cases of sexual offences against girls during the Covid-19 lockdown, government…
Gov’t Revises SOPs for Schools Re-opening
The Education Ministry has drafted new guidelines to offer actionable guidance for safe reopening and…
Schools to Re-open for Second Term on September 20
The Ministry of Education and Sports is moving to implement a phased reopening of educational…
Confusion as Private Teachers Wait for Museveni’s Relief Fund
There is growing uncertainty and confusion among private school teachers about the proposed teacher’s relief…
How Uganda is Failing to Help Rural Children Learn Languages
Medadi Ssentanda, Makerere University and Allen Asiimwe, Makerere University The government of Uganda introduced the…
Uganda Acquires Shs 554bn World Bank Loan for Schools
The World Bank has approved a $150 million (Shs 554 billion) loan to enable greater access…
Gov't Needs Shs 78 Trillion to Implement Covid-19 SOPs in Schools
The Ministry of Education and Sports has drawn a budget of more than Shs 78…
Gov't Moots Separate License for Lower Primary Schools
The Ministry of Education and Sports is introducing a new license that will enable school…
Gov't Clears Universities to Start Online Classes
Universities and other institutions of higher learning have been allowed to implement e-learning programs having…