{"id":2229,"date":"2014-02-25T12:53:41","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T12:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2014-02-25T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T16:40:40","slug":"mahama-to-implement-free-shs-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/02\/mahama-to-implement-free-shs-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama to implement free SHS in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/students.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2238 alignright\" alt=\"students\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/students-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/students-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/students.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Government will implement a free senior high school education policy in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>President John Dramani Mahama who revealed this during\u00a0the 2014 State of the Nation address on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Education has already drawn up a plan to this effect.<\/p>\n<p>The free secondary education proposal was made popular by the opposition New Patriotic Party. It was one of their main campaign promises.<\/p>\n<p>It was however criticized by the governing NDC,with some questioning\u00a0the feasibility of the policy.<\/p>\n<p>According to the President, \u201cThe Ministry of Education, following consultations with stakeholders has prepared a report on the roadmap for a progressive introduction of free secondary education in Ghana as required under the 1992 constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis roadmap will be presented to cabinet for approval and subsequent implementation. Under the guidance of this roadmap, we can anticipate that fees for day students will be abolished at an estimated cost of GH\u023b71 million in 2015\/2016 academic year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Mahama on Free Senior High School Education (SHS) by Citi97.3\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F136670937&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;maxheight=750&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government will implement a free senior high school education policy in 2015. President John Dramani Mahama who revealed this during\u00a0the 2014 State of the Nation address on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Education has already drawn up a plan to this effect. 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