Education Minister unveils new uniforms for basic schools

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum, has rolled out a new set of uniforms for basic school students as part of an initiative to rebrand public education.

According to him, this is part of the rebranding efforts by the Education Ministry to enhance the image of public schools.

He envisions a day when parents will beg to enroll their children in basic public schools because he is setting things right.

He cited the neglect suffered by public basic schools and the arrears in capitation grants, which are crucial for the functioning of basic education

Dr Apaak questioned why resources are being spent on rebranding public basic schools instead of addressing these pressing challenges.

“We even have a situation where only 65% of textbooks based on the new curriculum which came into effect in September 2019, have been distributed to our public basic schools across the country

We have more than 1.3 million people in the country who have no access to furniture and so why will government in spite of these glaring and debilitating challenges seek to spend resources in rebranding our public basic schools by introducing a new uniform,” he added.