{"id":294670,"date":"2017-02-16T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=294670"},"modified":"2017-02-16T06:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T06:00:23","slug":"imani-to-launch-free-shs-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/imani-to-launch-free-shs-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"IMANI to launch Free SHS tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"
Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, will be launching a tracker for government\u2019s free Senior High School policy christened EQUINOX.<\/p>\n
A statement from the think tank explained that, EQUINOX is a unified gauge with composite indicators that would assess the implementation of the free SHS policy.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”kO1mzm9E0Oh8Vf7aF9ZsT5WXiDlKOTOa”]The indicators include an enrollment trajectory, per capita spending, per capita spending efficiency, assessment metrics, resource disbursement schedules, and resource availability metrics.<\/p>\n
IMANI in its statement noted that, government has decided to opt for a model of implementation of the free SHS that relies on expanded government subvention, fees abolishment and general taxation.<\/p>\n
The Minister of Education has announced the 2017\/2018 academic year as the start of the policy, and a budget of $800 million for implementation, though IMANI says it is not clear if the $800 million is additional money or the aggregate Senior High School (SHS) budget once the roll-out commences.<\/p>\n
The think tank\u00a0however assumes the Education Minister was referring to the total SHS budget currently at $330 million, whilst noting that government’s enrollment projections are over-optimistic<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not clear if this is additional money or the aggregate Senior High School (SHS) budget once the roll-out commences. We will assume that he is referring to the size of the total SHS budget (currently at $330 million) in the 2017\/2018 academic year, as a result of the program\u2019s commencement.\u201d<\/p>\n