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General News on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-02-12
President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the National Association of Teachers of Ghana (GNAT) expressed concern about what they describe as a subtle introduction of the public-private partnership (PPP) model into education , under the guise of Ghana Partnerships Schools (GPS). ).
In a joint statement from the two teacher unions, they expressed dissatisfaction with this initiative, citing their exclusion by the government of key education policies as a major disadvantage for the sector. .
Teachers' unions said in a press release that their continued exclusion from political commitments was deliberate and unfortunate.
"We note with deep concern the subtle introduction of the public-private partnership (PPP) model into education, under the guise of Ghana Partnerships Schools (GPS).
"It is in this context that teacher unions have criticized the PPP model with reference to Article 25 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana," said David Ofori Acheampong, General Secretary of GNAT, and Angel Carbonu, President of NAGRAT. declared.
They also complain about their negligence on the part of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Education, which would have held a meeting at Ada without a union representing teachers.
"We are reliably informed of the impending meeting to finalize the design of the Ghana Partnership School Program from February 10 to 13, 2019 at the Aqua Safari Hotel in Ada, in the Greater Region. Accra, "they said in a statement.
The leaders of GNAT and NAGRAT, in the statement, called on the government to suspend the said meeting and to mobilize the teachers' unions.
"We hereby notify that the absence of suspension of the program will not leave teacher unions the choice to advise themselves with respect to the implementation of the program of partnerships with schools of the United States. Ghana, "the statement added.
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