The Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, has launched the National Education Forum in Bolgatanga, marking a significant step toward addressing the persistent challenges facing the educational sector in the Upper East and North East regions.
The National Education Forum serves as a crucial platform for stakeholders to converge and discuss pressing educational issues in these regions.
In his address, the Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, stated that education in the country has been declining over the past few years. He emphasized that the forum aims to identify solutions and strategies to improve the quality of education, increase access, and enhance educational outcomes.
“Our educational system has seen a serious decline at all levels in recent years. These challenges require strategic priorities, a renewed sense of urgency, and objectivity to address them. Hence, the need for consensus-building on curriculum reforms, infrastructure investments, and interventions to expand access and improve educational outcomes,” he stated.
The theme of the 2025 National Education Forum in Ghana was “Transforming Education for a Sustainable Future.” Speaking at the launch, a member of the National Education Forum Planning Committee, Professor Smile Gavua Dzisi, emphasized that the forum’s objective is to address the persistent challenges in the educational sector.
According to Prof. Dzisi, this initiative is expected to pave the way for major educational reforms in the country.
The North East Regional Minister, Ibrahim Tia, described the forum as an initiative that will benefit future generations, urging Ghanaians to embrace it. The forum brought together various stakeholders in education from both regions.
Source: A1Radioonline.Com | 101.1MHz | David Azure Bolgatanga
