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Addressing teacher absenteeism in schools
The Global Monitoring Report — Education for All 2000-2015 — indicates that more than 40,000 of the 200,000 primary school teachers in public schools (or 20 per cent) do not teach when they are required to. Worse still, the report reveals that some teachers do not understand the c
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTeachers ‘ignorant of curriculum’
Some teachers do not understand the curriculum they are required to teach, a study has revealed. This has been largly blamed on lack of support from the government and other training institutions. Global Monitoring Report — Education for All 2000-2015 Report - which was offi
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreSchools urged to instil leadership and governance skills in students
Schools in Kenya have been urged to instil leadership and governance skills in students. This is due to the fact that the children are the hope of the future generation and are indeed future leaders of the nation. If children or the young generation are not properly guided into handling leadership
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MorePlagiarism vs. originality debate takes centre stage in book reading
The novelist Virginia Woolf once said that if you want to come up afresh in thousands of minds and books long after you were dead, the way to do it is to start thinking for yourself. Yet this is not exactly what Helene Hegemann seems to have done in her most intriguing debut novel Axolotl
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreKenya to introduce Chinese language into school curriculum
Kenya will introduce Chinese language into its school curriculum system to boost Sino-Kenyan relation, an education official said on Monday. The man in charge of what children are learning in schools has defended the introduction of Chinese language into the Kenyan curriculum. Chief Execut
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreXenophobic attacks disrupting education - Naptosa
I believe we have all heard about the xenophobic attacks in South Africa which has been marred by ousting of foreigners in the country. This has led to confrontations and even death of some foreign citizens. Different countries have pulled out their citizens and Kenya is planning to follow suit so t
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreBringing schools under ministry will improve quality of education
If the quote, “the size and efficiency of an organisation are inversely proportional magnitudes”, holds true, it stands to reason that the education sector in Kenya can never be efficient, yet it is the most over-managed in the country. We have the Ministry of Education, the Tea
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreCabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi bans classes before 7am
It is customary for schools in different parts of the country to start classes as early as 6 am. But now learners are prohibited from arriving in school before 7.15am under new rules from the Education ministry. The rules, enacted this year, also state that public and private schools will run
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreSchools using tricks to escape tuition ban
For several years now,the government of Kenya has banned tution for school children during the April,August and December holidays siting no play time among other issues. Public primary schools are using tricks to ensure they hold holiday tuition despite a government ban. At the same ti
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreUS teachers jailed for their role in exam cheating
Mostly we are used to hearing cases of students cheating in Exams all over the world but a court in the US has sentenced 8 former Atlanta school teachers to jail for between one and seven years for cheating in exams. The teachers were found guilty of conspiring to cheat in exams in one of the l
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreHead teachers now under Kaimenyi
In the past few days,there has been controversy surrounding the gazzettment of new education laws. This is due to the fact that various stake holders claim that they were not involved in discussions prior to their passing. This has led to heated arguments as teachers threaten to strike as a w
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreJoy as Kaimosi Teachers Training College lifts drama title
Kaimosi Teachers Training College have been crowned the overall winners in the colleges’ category at the national drama festivals in Nakuru. It was song and dance for the trainee teachers as they lifted the trophy at Nakuru Town’s Melvin Jones Hall on Sunday night. Performa
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTiribute to a fallen Comrade
Things will never be the same for 25-year old Felix Mwirigi, a third year student at the University of Nairobi's Kikuyu campus who cradled his dying colleague from the campus to Karen Hospital. His friend Francis Maina, a third year Bachelor of Education student died after jumping from th
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreE Students in KCSE get a rare chance to become KWS rangers
It is said that for one to succeed in life,one has to score a good grade in school like an A or a B. This has led many students to think that if they fail to get a good grade their deemed to fail in life. Some have even gone as far as commiting suicide or thinking of doing so. This can be
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreGirl who turned down job offers at Facebook and Google in favour of homeland sec
Lendsey Achudi has always dreamt of a career in technology or cybersecurity fields, and has been involved in organising international forums where issues of technology and entrepreneurship are discussed. About a year after successfully organising one such meeting — the African Youth A
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreRaids keep 30,000 out of school as families flee
Learning in some 27 schools with a population of more than 31,000 has been disrupted due to insecurity in Baringo County. According to the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Baringo branch, 18 other institutions have been closed indefinitely in Baringo South and Baringo North sub-countie
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreHow to Improve Security in Universities in Kenya
There has been a rising concern about security in Kenya, and particularly in colleges and universities in Kenya. A recent operation by the Al Shabaab militants in Kenya targeted the Garissa University College and saw 147 Kenyans lose their lives, most of whom were students from the institution.
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreSchools slapped with new levy
The Education ministry is on the spot for authorising a lobby group to charge public schools millions of shillings to purportedly help in setting up parents associations. The Kenya National Parents Association was given the go-ahead to conduct elections in primary and secondary schools after
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreFor Miriam, education is the only sure ticket out of poverty
Don’t mind your background and all the hardships that you are faced with right now. I know most of you don’t even know whether you will go to secondary school, but I can promise you there is plenty of things you can do out there to prosper in life.” This was Miriam Mwongeli&rsquo
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreInsurance cover for students
With parents looking to give the best education to their children, best education cover in Kenya has come to help a great deal. The cost of good quality education has become high and the option of getting education policies for the children is the best option. Good quality education has gr
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