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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty primary seven teachers in Nakaseke district have sat examinations to test their competence after their candidates failed Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. According to the PLE results for Nakaseke district, 604 candidates (12.9%) passed in the first division, 2,706 candidates (57.9%) in the second division, 728 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The language of instruction in lower primary is emerging as a contentious subject before the Education Policy Review Commission-EPRC. In one of the last public hearings of the commission, the Acholi parliamentary group joined the dissent against the current policy of using local language …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has given the green light to the National Teacher Bill which among other things seeks to usher in a new era of professionalism among teachers at all levels. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, confirmed that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE) has received formal clearance from the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) for its academic programs. Dr. Betty Ezati, Chairperson of UNITE’s establishment taskforce, has confirmed the development, marking a crucial step in UNITE’s preparations to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road court has remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Among those remanded are Daniel Oleja, Michael Ijalla, and Nasser Sekandi – all teachers from Wakiso-based schools. They were jointly charged with Tadeo Lukyamuzi, Henry Mirembe, and Emmanuel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament was shocked to hear that over 2000 teachers remain undeployed. The matter first came to light during the recent Teachers Day celebration. Minister of State for Education and Sports (Primary Education), Dr Joyce Moriku said in parliament after the matter came up in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged teachers to utilise their professional knowledge to transform Uganda socially and economically. “In your education system, when you say you are a social scientist, you find a peasant producing another peasant and you don’t see that as a problem and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to create a well-defined scheme of service for teachers. This scheme will outline the processes of teacher promotion and remuneration. The President was Thursday responsding  to Vincent Elong, the Chairperson of …

NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world celebrates World Teacher’s Day, an analysis conducted by URN has shown that public schools in Uganda currently require at least 107,880 additional teachers to address the staffing shortages and achieve the desired teacher-pupil ratio. This figure is based on a recent …

Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | As public schools across the United States usher in the new school year, they have found many classrooms without teachers — a severe problem that has led to shortened school weeks or even school closures in some places. Teacher shortages, a long-time problem exacerbated …