NDC Communications Team member defends free SHS, calls for more investment in infrastructure
BY MCDONALD AMANKWAH Member of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Communications Team, Ewura Adams Karim, has defended the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy while acknowledging concerns over the impact of the double-track system on the quality of education. Speaking on the ‘Headlines’ segment of the GTV Breakfast Show, Mr. Karim said Free SHS is a right that should be accessible to…
Ewura Adams Karim, a member of the National Democratic Congress' Communications Team in Ghana, has defended the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy while acknowledging concerns regarding the double-track system's effect on education quality. On the 'Headlines' segment of the GTV Breakfast Show, Mr. Karim emphasized that free education is an entitlement for all eligible Ghanaian students and stressed that his party does not oppose the Free SHS policy.
However, he pointed out that some implementation concerns were not adequately addressed before the policy's expansion. Mr. Karim argued for increased investment in educational infrastructure and STEM education to provide schools with necessary facilities, equipment, and resources. He highlighted the construction of e-blocks as a measure to address infrastructure gaps in the education sector and plans to upgrade some Category B schools to Category A status.
Mr. Karim maintained that expanding infrastructure should coincide with Free SHS to ensure quality teaching and learning are not compromised by increased secondary education access.
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