{"id":52003,"date":"2014-09-29T13:11:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T13:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=52003"},"modified":"2014-09-29T13:41:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T13:41:34","slug":"teachers-to-be-paid-per-attendance-alex-kyeremeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/teachers-to-be-paid-per-attendance-alex-kyeremeh\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers to be paid per attendance \u2013 Alex Kyeremeh"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Deputy Minister of Education, Mr Alex Kyeremeh has disclosed that the Ministry has implemented a system where public school teachers will be paid according to the number of days they show up to teach.<\/p>\n
According to him, the move is geared towards reducing the rate of teacher absenteeism in the various schools within the country.<\/p>\n
A World Bank and United Nations International Children\u2019s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) report, indicate that Ghana ranked first in teacher absenteeism in West Africa.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”sLpRslvHMyw4Nn8Ue9fppGuwv3yeXUyR”]According to the report, teacher malingering is the major contributory factor to the low performance of pupils and students in public basic schools in the country.<\/p>\n
Mr. Kyeremeh said the ministry is working closely with the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in order to make the initiative a success.<\/p>\n
“We will pay them according to the number of days they attend school, so we’ve been able to do that based on the report we’ve received from the regions,” he indicated<\/p>\n