General News of Tuesday, 6 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comMahama’s progressive free SHS has failed - KarboAnthony Abayifaa KarboThe opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has described as a monumental failure, President John Mahama’s implementation of the so-called progressive free Senior High School (SHS) education policy. The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the 2012 election, decided to implement what it called a progressive free SHS policy, a replica of the NPP’s much hyped free SHS policy. Government had explained that to make the policy successful, it is building 200 community day SHS blocks nationwide. “We are the proponents of this very bold and ambitious programme of free education especially with the teacher at the centre of delivering this policy and we are very committed to it. 70 SHS blocks to be completed by DecemberDeputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa also speaking on Eyewitness News, explained that government is committed to implementing the free progressive SHS policy.

Source: GhanaWeb September 06, 2016 06:11 UTC