Tag: Education
National
The government will remit cash directly to primary schools for purchase of rations under the School Feeding Programme (SFP The Sh2.4 billion allocated for the 2018/19 financial year by …
Exams news
Top examinations and security chiefs will meet on Monday for the last joint briefing ahead of KCPE and KCSE exams. Saturday Standard has established that the national examination papers …
National
Some 2,164 primary schools are yet to benefit from the Class One tablets project, more than two years since it was rolled out. The one-laptop-per-child idea in Jubilee’s Digital …
Exams news
The Government has set aside Sh4.2 billion to run this year’s national examinations. Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said so far, Sh3.3 billion had been paid towards exam administration. …
National
The government is planning to have top officials of the teachers union removed during the December delegates conference, secretary general Wilson Sossion claims. Sossion said the government wants …
National
Radical proposals to transform teaching under the new competency-based curriculum have been released with stricter assessments and subject specialisation among the trainers. The government has proposed that all persons …
National
A row is simmering between the Ministry of Education and key education stakeholders over the proposal to lower teachers’ minimum entry grade to training colleges. Parents and teachers unions …
National
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion can now serve as a Member of Parliament and execute duties of the giant union after a compromise deal with the teachers’ employer. The …
Exams news
At least 20 schools have been put on intense security watch as the national examination council flagged cheating hotspots in the country. Schools in Garissa, Kisii, West Pokot, Central …
National
The hearing of a case by 52,000 retired teachers seeking Sh43 billion pension arrears turned ugly as counsels engaged in blame game in a Nakuru court. The counsels Mr …
Textbooks
There is not enough time to print new curriculum books for primary school pupils joining Grade Four in January, publishers have warned. This means pupils presently in Grade Three – the first group to begin learning under the new …
