Govt to send capitation grants directly to schools

Govt to send capitation grants directly to schools
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The government has announced that capitation grants will henceforth be sent directly to primary and secondary schools instead of District Councils as was the case before. The announcement was made at the start of the week by authorities in the Ministry of ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Vijimambo

09 Dec

Government affirms commitment to send capitation grant directly to schools | Press Release

8 December 2014, Dar es Salaam: Government officials have confirmed the government’s intention to send capitation grant money directly to primary and secondary schools, in order to boost quality of learning.

This was said by the Minister of Education and Vocational Training (MOEVT) and the Minister of Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) at an event on 5 December releasing preliminary results for KiuFunza (thirst to learn), Tanzania’s largest...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

03 Jul

Capitation grants to go straight to schools

Capitation grants to go straight to schools
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The government will from the coming financial year channel capitation grants given to public schools to their respective accounts instead of municipal and district councils to ensure proper use of the money. This is after the government discovered that the ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Dec

Send subsidies directly

On Wednesday, the Tanzania Heads of Secondary School Association (Tahossa) urged the government to stop sending primary and secondary school funds through district councils, and instead, deposit the monies directly into school accounts. The district councils should have the primary duty of overseeing how the money was being spent, they recommended during the Tahossa annual general meeting in Mwanza recently.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jan

Ugandan govt to send lawyers for ex-LRA rebel at ICC

Government is to send a team of defence lawyers for former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Maj Gen Dominic Ongwen, when his trial commences at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

18 Dec

Science labs in schools: Govt should take charge

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Science labs in schools: Govt should take charge
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Only years ago, Tanzania was critically short of public secondary schools. In fact, in some districts in upcountry regions there were no more than two secondary schools. In most of these schools there was a serious shortage of teachers as well as basic needs ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

Govt’s e-learning to cover over 2,000 schools

The government has launched an e-learning programme that intends to cover more than 2,000 primary schools countrywide. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education programme was launched by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Prof Sifuni Mchome at the ICT in education exhibition that kicked off in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Apr

Govt releases cash for food in schools

The government has started releasing funds for buying food in secondary schools. Three government schools in Biharamulo District, Kagera Region, have received a total of Sh189.4 million for paying food suppliers.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

22 Dec

Having vocational training in schools vital, govt advised

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Having vocational training in schools vital, govt advised
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The government has been advised to consider incorporating vocational programmes to high schools as one of the ways of preparing students for future career- including self employment. The move will help curb unemployment rates since the youth can ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

01 Feb

Private schools flex muscle against govt directive

Private schools flex muscle against govt directive
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Students enrolled in private schools should forget proceeding with Form Three studies should they fail to attain the required pass mark in Form Two national examinations, owners have stated. The Tanzania Association of Managers and Owners of ...

 

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