{
  "id": 10754453,
  "title": "Your strike could disrupt academic calendar – GES urges teachers to return",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/your-strike-could-disrupt-academic-calendar-ges-urges-teachers-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T18:42:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/your-strike-could-disrupt-academic-calendar-ges-urges-teachers-to-return/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged pre-tertiary teacher unions to lift their ongoing strike, warning that it could jeopardize the stability of Ghana's academic calendar. Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis spoke to the press on Tuesday, September 29, emphasizing the government and state institutions' ongoing engagement with the unions to resolve their concerns. The strike, initiated by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), began on September 25, 2026, just two weeks into the new academic year. Davis highlighted that the timely reopening of schools this year marked a significant achievement after six years of disruptions, allowing students across all education levels to return within September. This development has enabled parents, schools, and other stakeholders to plan more effectively, creating a more predictable and synchronized academic calendar. The GES Director-General appealed to the unions to reconsider their decision while negotiations continue, assuring them of the Service's commitment to addressing their issues despite the sector's challenges. The unions are demanding the payment of outstanding promotion arrears, progress in negotiations for a new Collective Agreement, and the implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to pre-tertiary teacher unions to call off their ongoing strike, warning that the industrial action could undermine recent efforts to restore stability and predictability to Ghana’s academic calendar. Director-General of the GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, said the government and relevant state institutions are engaging the unions to […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana Education Service urges teacher unions to end strike",
    "Strike began September 25, 2026, disrupting new academic year",
    "GES warns disruption could jeopardize academic calendar stability"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "GES urges striking teachers to return to work, warns of threat to academic calendar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ges-urges-striking-teachers-to-return-to-work-warns-of-threat-to",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}