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Education Dialogue Committee Submits 212 Recommendations to President Mahama

The eight-member committee set up by the President to organise the National Education Dialogue has submitted its final report to President John Dramani Mahama.

The committee, led by the former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Professor George K. T. Oduro, noted that the 148-page report contains a total of 212 recommendations from stakeholders and surveys.

According to the committee, the recommendations include 31 on basic education, 19 on the Free SHS policy, and 29 on tertiary education.

“I present 212 recommendations from stakeholders. This is distributed as follows: basic education – 31 recommendations, SHS – 19 recommendations, TVET – 27 recommendations, tertiary education – 29 recommendations, cross-cutting on quality education – 77 recommendations, sustainable financing – 7, accountability and governance – 13, research and utilisation of data and evidence – 5, and partnership between government and fixed-based organisations – 4,” Prof Oduro disclosed.

He also noted that the document includes the committee’s expert suggestions on how to shape the future of education in Ghana.

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