Ghana's high school system sets many students up for failure: it needs a rethink

By David Baidoo-Anu, PhD Candidate, Queen's University, Ontario
Kenneth Gyamerah, PhD Candidate, Queen's University, Ontario
Timothy Chanimbe, PhD Candidate, Hong Kong Baptist University

Around the world, educational research has found that students’ achievement and experiences largely depend on which school they attend and the resources available to support learning. Educational policies mostly determine the distribution of resources to schools and a student’s choice of school could be limited by these policies.

In Ghana, secondary schools are grouped into categories based on their performance in the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination. This is a school-leaving exam that grade 12 students take before progressing to tertiary institutions. Some schools…

Read complete article

~	Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard

~	‘City deals’ are coming to NZ – let’s make sure they’re not ‘city back-room deals’

~	China Forcibly Returns 60 Refugees to North Korea

~	Amnesty International sends letter to Chilean Attorney General Angel Valencia about delayed arraignment of Carabineros commanders

~	Global: FIFA must publish its review into compensation for workers harmed delivering the World Cup in Qatar

~	AI companions can relieve loneliness – but here are 4 red flags to watch for in your chatbot ‘friend’

~	Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

~	Paris in spring, Bali in winter. How ‘bucket lists’ help cancer patients handle life and death

~	Photos are everywhere. What makes a good one?

~	Loblaws boycott: What consumer psychology can tell us about the success of consumer activism