Tag: quality of education

OPINION
Will curfew rules deter youth binge drinking in Rwanda?

Will curfew rules deter youth binge drinking in Rwanda?

Drug and alcohol abuse among Rwandan youth, like other social issues such as indecent dressing and rising teen pregnancy cases which lately preoccupied this society have, in my view, a lot to do with gaps in parenting and education system that is wanting in quality.

OPINION
INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?

INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?

The reality on ground is that schools purchase what is relatively cheaper rather than what fit to make a balanced diet, and this is likely to remain the case in absence of additional meal budget, or support.

ON MEDIA
BACK TO SCHOOL: Uniform fees good for the poor

BACK TO SCHOOL: Uniform fees good for the poor

The education sector regulator imposed restrictions on other requirements a parent can be subjected to, definitely scrapping things like hoes, rubber mops, ream of papers and all the others that schools obliged parents to purchase – mostly at shop and prices determined by school managers.

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Rwanda raises teachers’ pay to curb turnover, retain skilled tutors

Rwanda raises teachers’ pay to curb turnover, retain skilled tutors

Government announced that plans to hire teachers from Zimbabwe under bilateral arrangement were underway with more than 237 teachers from the country expected to come in at any time.