Education

Schools are still battling with low turn-up of students. This is after teachers met the president on Monday and decided to call off their strike and go back to school. The teachers had laid down their tools for close to four weeks. This prompted many government-aided schools to close down because nothing was going on in school. The fact that ...

On Monday afternoon, teachers under the leadership of the UNATU announced the suspension of their sit-down strike. However, though, this announcement came after a turbulent meeting held earlier with the President. “We realized that for the interest of learners and the interest of our members, discussions need to continue. Therefore we decided to take the direction of suspending the industrial ...

Filbert Baguma, the UNATU Secretary-General, has said they have finally decided to call off the strike. He says this is for the interest of the students that have already missed so much because of the strike. Baguma said this briefly after meeting Museveni yesterday along with other members of UNATU. “We realized that for the interest of learners and the ...

PAKWACH DISTRICT: The National Curriculum Development Center has made it official the use of the Jonam language in lower primary schools under the thematic curriculum. This language is majorly used by the Jonam people in Pakwach catchment area and it will be used in the area schools. Christine Acayo, the Pakwach district education officer (DEO) said they have already disseminated ...

Teachers have continued to strike over salary increments which has left many asking where this is going to leave the students. Much as everyone has a point, no one has thought about the students and how they are going to cope up with the situation. On top of missing a lot during the Covid lockdown, this too is costing them. ...