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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of health has not planned to vaccinate learners below the age of 15 years as previously communicated by their counterparts in the education sector. Previously, the ministries of education and health had announced that the government would carry out vaccination of all learners …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education experts have asked the government to retrain lower primary school teachers before the reopening of schools. Lower primary classes have remained closed since March 2020 when the country was closed down to tame the spread of COVID-19. The learners had been scheduled to return …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the prime minister to lead the team from the ministry of education, health and the national taskforce to come up with dates and revised safe proposals for the reopening of learning institutions. The directive follows a meeting that happened on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | School proprietors in Mukono district under their umbrella body, Mukono District School Proprietors Association have challenged the government to devise means of enabling schools to reopen during the the coronavirus pandemic. Lawrence Lugoloobi, the association chairperson says Uganda may take more years with COVID-19 as …

Dhaka, Bangladesh | Xinhua | The Bangladeshi government has announced the reopening of schools and colleges in the country from Sept. 12 after a closure of around 18 months. Education Minister Dipu Moni made the announcement on Friday, saying only candidates of public examinations would attend classes every day after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed the Minister of Education and Sports to bring a comprehensive report before the house on how the government plans to reopen schools. This is after the Kalungu West MP, Joseph Ssewungu who was raising a matter of national importance said that for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents are excited at the news that the government is considering reopening schools in the near future. Initial reports indicated that schools would reopen within two weeks. Ugandan learners have had more than 18 months of a distorted school calendar following closures that started in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of education tabled seven strategies as proposals for the safe reopening of schools during a virtual meeting that attracted several stakeholders. The stakeholders that included school proprietors, education umbrella organizations, and international school representatives all agreed on the strategies that were presented. Among …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents have been asked to consider nearby schools for their children following the disruptions caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has interrupted the education of over 1.5 million learners in Uganda after Government took drastic measures to close all educational …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY COVID and schools: Why keeping them closed is dangerous THE LAST WORD The defeat of liberal imperialism: Why poorly armed Taliban triumphed over the US military after two decades of war COMMENT Urgent …