{"id":369258,"date":"2017-11-08T06:27:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T06:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369258"},"modified":"2017-11-08T06:27:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T06:27:28","slug":"ghc80m-allocated-for-furniture-under-free-shs-napo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/ghc80m-allocated-for-furniture-under-free-shs-napo\/","title":{"rendered":"GHc80m allocated for furniture under Free SHS – NAPO"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Akufo-Addo government says it has set aside an amount of Ghc80 million cedis to address challenges relating to\u00a0furniture\u00a0following the implementation of the Free Senior High School\u00a0education policy.<\/p>\n
The attempt to bridge the access gap at the SHS level has been largely successful, but has come with increased pressure on facilities in some schools.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”A6BXwILJaUXmbfixWu371CsbaEuhsp8w”]Citi FM<\/strong> has carried reports about some of these challenges, notably at the La Presby SHS in Osu, Accra,\u00a0where first years were sitting on cement blocks<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for classes\u00a0and Vitting SHS in Tamale, where some students were sleeping on mattresses on verandas.<\/p>\n