By KRC FM Reporter Rainforest Alliance and her partners has launched another three-year project aiming at eliminating child labour in the coffee growing communities in Rwenzori Sub Region. Titled, Rwenzori Education Livelihoods and Gender project, it will benefit communities in the three sub counties of Maliba, Kilembe and Bugoye targeting 3,000 coffee growing householdsand 10 […]
A 2021 learning assessment report conducted by Uwezo has revealed concerning literacy levels among primary school students in Fort portal. The report which focused on the illuminating the Covid-19 learning and gains in Uganda indicates that only 7% of pupils in Primary 3 have the proficiency to do the work expected of Primary 2 students. […]
How Government is Losing billions to Ghost students in Capitation Grant. By KRC FM REPORTER When the government introduced free primary education in 1997 with the Primary Education Development Program, it came with a particularly important innovation, the capitation grant. Primary aims of the grant were to replace revenue lost to schools because of the […]
Sooner or later this year, a new Ntare School is set to be opened in Bugesera district in the Eastern province of Rwanda. The construction of this historic academic replica of the historical prestigious Ntare School in Mbarara, western Uganda was inspired by the school having produced two presidents. Located in Musagara Village, Kanazi Cell […]
Teaching and learning in several governments aided primary schools in Yumbe district has been paralyzed for weeks over failure by the newly transferred teachers to report to their new duty stations. Early last month, the District Education Department announced the transfer of about 300 primary school classroom teachers in a bid to address the challenge […]
Students from Tooro Region under their Association dubbed Tooro Tertiary Institutions Students’ Association-TTISA are accusing the Former Youth Minister Tooro Kingdom Kamulindwa Patrick and Araali Kasagama of hijacking their Association. Aliguma Patrick the current President of TTISA says that Kamulindwa and Kasagama registered their Association without their consent. According to Aliguma, the two also went […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has commended the Church of Uganda for its profound contributions to the nation’s education sector. He delivered this message while officiating at the groundbreaking ceremony of Saints Andrew and Philip Cathedral in Mukono district on Sunday, February 25. Tayebwa recognised the church’s significant contribution to facilitating access to […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the prioritization of research and innovation amongst institutions of higher learning to meet the country’s development aspirations. The president said this during the 15th graduation ceremony at Mountains of the Moon University in Fort portal. In the message read to the graduates by the Vice president Maj. Jesca Arupo […]
The escalating cases of school dropouts in Kabarole district have left leaders worried calling for swift interventions to curb the problem. According to the leaders, most of the children who dropout of school especially get married at a tender age. According to the figures from the National Population and Housing Census of 2014 indicates that […]
In a much-anticipated announcement, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the results for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) 2023. The results reveal a notable improvement in the pass rates for Mathematics and Science subjects. However, the most notable improvement comes from the Mathematics and Science subjects, which have historically presented challenges for […]
