Free education policy okay, but quality counts more

It’s mixed feelings -- but mostly sad. By the time I was penning this piece, the national Standard Four examination results that are crucial in determining which pupils should proceed to Standard Five as well as those at the Form Two level were yet to be published. Yet, almost all schools are already open.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

23 May

Need for Inclusive Quality Education for all dominates World Education Forum

Opening of World Education Forum 2015, Seoul. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon centre, at the opening of the World Education Forum 2015, in Seoul. He is flanked by Hwang Woo-yea (left), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education of the Republic of Korea; and Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 19 May 2015. Seoul, Republic of Korea. (UN Photo/Evan Schneider).

Tanzania’s Minister for Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT),...

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

SECRETARY GENERAL UNVEILS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POLICY STATEMENT FOR EAC SECRETARIAT

The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has unveiled the Quality Management System (QMS) Policy Statement for the EAC Secretariat. Unveiling the QMS policy statement to the staff 23 July 2014 at the EAC Headquarters Main Conference hall, the Secretary General said in pursuit of performance excellence and effectiveness in achieving its objectives, it was imperative that the EAC Secretariat deploys internationally recognized standards in its service...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jan

Let’s now focus more on quality of our education

Enrolment in Tanzanian secondary schools is presently impressive, with regions like Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam going beyond the government directive that at least 70 per cent of all who pass their national Standard 7 exams should be admitted to Form One.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Nov

Provisions on quality education

The proposed Constitution may become our new Constitution from May next year if things go well during the referendum. The proposed Constitution luckily has, among other things, guaranteed a right to primary education to every Tanzanian child [Article 53 (1)(c)].

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Feb

Unesco: This is the way to quality education for all

>Tanzania needs Sh536 billion annually to hire new teachers in its endeavour to provide primary education for all, according to a new report.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Jan

We want peace, quality education: Tanzanians

2014 has come to an end and we’re now in 2015. It is another year which brings with it hope and expectations.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Jan

Quality education must be Tanzania's priority

In the past two decades Tanzania has embarked on ambitious reforms in education. Since 2002 more pupils were enrolled as more classrooms were built.

 

9 years ago

Economic Development

10 Sep

Only quality education will ignite socio

Only quality education will ignite socio-economic development
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TANZANIA's modest investment in education since independence from Britain in 1961 has enabled significant gains in literacy, school attendance and university enrollment in recent years. But this great country endowed with abundant resources still has a ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

15 Jan

New policy to boost education

Daily News
New policy to boost education
Daily News
THE new educational policy is set for release by June next year with the government expressing optimism that the document will address most of the woes currently haunting the education sector in Tanzania. The contentious tuition fees and other costs that ...

 

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