{
  "id": 7543885,
  "title": "Education Ministry backs Bishops’ call for CSSPS review, denies systemic corruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/education-ministry-backs-bishops-call-for-cssps-review-denies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T11:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/education-ministry-backs-bishops-call-for-cssps-review-denies-systemic-corruption/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for an independent probe into alleged corruption in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), alleging that parents are asked to pay money for their children's school placements. The Ministry of Education has responded by setting up a Technical Working Committee to review the school placement system, stating it \"welcomes\" the demand for greater transparency. The Ministry maintains that CSSPS is a merit-based system and that no payment is required to secure or change a placement. The Ministry also urged anyone with credible evidence of officials demanding money to report it to law enforcement, promising to protect complainants' identities. However, neither the Conference nor the Ministry has published evidence to substantiate the extent of alleged \"protocol\" admissions or extortion claims.",
  "summary": "The Ministry of Education says it will set up a technical committee to review the country’s school placement system, after the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference demanded an independent probe into alleged corruption in the process. The demand The Bishops’ Conference said in a statement on Monday that it was “especially troubled by allegations that parents […] The post Education Ministry backs…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Education Ministry backs call for transparent review of CSSPS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/education-ministry-backs-call-for-transparent-review-of-cssps",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:07:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Education Ministry to set up technical committee for comprehensive review of CSSPS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/education-ministry-to-set-up-technical-committee-for-comprehensive",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:07:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Education Ministry welcomes Catholic Bishops’ call for CSSPS review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/education-ministry-welcomes-catholic-bishops-call-for-cssps-review",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:41:50.000Z"
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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."
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