Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give. Now, 53 percent of grades are A’s, down from 60 percent.

[Ghanaian Times] Award-winning Ghanaian visual artist, Mr Anthony Jefferson Hanson, has described the arts as a life-changing profession and urged Ghanaians to place greater value on it.

[Ghanaian Times] The Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF) Ghana has distributed learning materials to vulnerable pupils in selected basic schools in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region to enhance teaching and learning while easing the financial burden on parents in cocoa-growing communities.

[Ghanaian Times] The GA Traditional Council has called on the Ministry of Education to make the teaching of Ga and Dangme languages compulsory in basic schools across the Greater Accra Region, to reflect the linguistic and cultural identity of the indigenous people of the capital.

[Ghanaian Times] The Nandom Midwifery Training College is set to begin a Registered General Nursing (RGN) programme in the 2026/2027 academic year, a move expected to expand health training opportunities in the Nandom Municipality and the Upper West Region at large.

[Ghanaian Times] All is set for the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) to be renamed following Parliament’s approval of amendments affecting three public universities on December 19, 2025, the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has disclosed.

[Namibian] The Capricorn Foundation has committed N$1.6 million towards three education initiatives aimed at improving access to quality education for Namibian pupils, particularly in rural and marginalised communities.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — More than 20,000 students from 47 public mixed-day secondary schools in Alego Usonga and Nyando sub-counties are benefiting from a pilot feeding and mentorship programme aimed at reducing school dropouts and teenage pregnancies, while improving academic performance.

Winston Nguyen, a former teacher at Saint Ann’s School who pleaded guilty to a felony charge last year, is accused in the lawsuit of soliciting naked photos of students and sharing them online.

[Daily Trust] A primary school teacher, Solanke Francis Taiwo, has emerged as the Overall Best Teacher in Nigeria for 2025, winning N50 million, a brand-new car, and a fully furnished two-bedroom house.

[This Day] Long regarded as the continent’s living archive of history, identity and collective memory, African music is now at the centre of an urgent conversation about reforming and strengthening music education. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, Music scholars warn that while global interest in African sounds is rising, weak structures at home threaten the transmission of this heritage...

[This Day] A Pan-African organisation, AfriTeach, has been launched to address persistent challenges in education in Africa, particularly the prevalence of unqualified teachers, teacher shortages, and high attrition rates.

[This Day] Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector have called for an urgent shift to evidence-based and data-driven policymaking, following the rollout of new digital platforms by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to strengthen regulation, planning and institutional accountability.

[Nile Post] The much-anticipated Inter Schools Miss Uganda Season 3 Grand Finale took place last Saturday at the Golf Course Hotel, celebrating young women’s talent, leadership, and ambition from schools across Uganda.

[Nile Post] The 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results will be officially released on Friday at State House, Nakasero, the Ministry of Education and Sports has confirmed.

[Leadership] Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAAUN) has been ranked the number one university in the Republic of Niger by the AD Scientific Index, emerging ahead of five public universities in the country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced an online platform for reporting corruption or malpractice in the placement of Grade 10 learners into senior secondary schools on Wednesday amid criticism over governance failures in the education sector.