Education

Bbaale constituency MP, Hon. Charles Tebandeke, has said the public should not expect government to do anything about the increased fees. This is because the government is conniving with schools. Charles Tebandeke says government is quiet because most of the private schools are owned by people in the government. This means if they address this issue of fees increment, they ...

The Secretary to the Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC), Brighton Barugahare, has said schools should justify the need for hiking school fees. This has come after concerns raised by parents regarding the drastic increase in fees as school resumes on 5th September. Up until now, school administrators say parents should understand the economic situation in the country that has pushed ...

Makerere University Council has after a long time released a new guild elections guide that will be followed as students vote for their president. This follows the suspension of the guild elections that were scheduled for July. This was due to the violence that led to the death of a student. The university set up a select committee chaired by ...

My name is Melisa, I grew up in a poor family and with a single mother in a small village. We used to sell roasted maize on the road side as a way to earn a living, but still getting money was a hassle, it looked so ridiculous because it was not enough for both feeding and paying my school ...

 A number of headteachers have spoken out saying parents should prepare for an increment in fees next term. Hajjat Zaujja Ndifuna, a head teacher of Mbogo High School, said increasing school fees for next term is inevitable. “The option of increasing school fees next term is inevitable. The economic crisis is biting all sectors in the country, including the education ...