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Education news from Ghana and around the world: policy, examinations, placement, admissions and the decisions that affect students.

What a school should ask before buying an edtech subscription Teaching & EdTech What a school should ask before buying an edtech subscription Most abandoned school software was bought after a good demonstration and before anyone asked who would run it. Six questions that decide whether a subscription survives the first term. 4 min read The graduate CV mistake that costs interviews before anyone reads a word Careers The graduate CV mistake that costs interviews before anyone reads a word Most rejected graduate CVs are not rejected on content. They are rejected because the reader could not find the three things they were looking for. 4 min read Schools are adopting AI tools faster than they are writing rules for them Teaching & EdTech Schools are adopting AI tools faster than they are writing rules for them Teachers are already using generative tools for planning and marking. The gap is not capability — it is the absence of a written position on what is acceptable. 5 min read How to check a WASSCE result without handing your PIN to a stranger Exams & Results How to check a WASSCE result without handing your PIN to a stranger A checker voucher is a PIN and a serial number. Anyone holding them can spend them — which is why where you type them matters far more than where you bought them. 4 min read What the school placement process actually decides, and what it does not Education News What the school placement process actually decides, and what it does not Placement decides where a candidate is offered a seat. It does not decide whether they can raise a problem, transfer, or find a school with capacity — and confusing the two costs families money. 5 min read What parents should actually check before paying school fees Education News What parents should actually check before paying school fees Fee disputes almost always trace back to something that was never written down. What to establish in writing before any money moves. 4 min read Self-placement: what it is, when it opens, and what it cannot fix Education News Self-placement: what it is, when it opens, and what it cannot fix Self-placement lets a candidate who was not matched choose from schools with remaining space. It is a real second chance, and it is not a route into a school that is full. 4 min read Proof of funds: what universities and visa officers are actually checking Study Abroad Proof of funds: what universities and visa officers are actually checking Financial evidence is refused far more often for how it is presented than for the amount. What the requirement is really testing, and the errors that sink otherwise sound applications. 4 min read The funding students overlook: local, institutional and departmental awards Scholarships The funding students overlook: local, institutional and departmental awards Most attention goes to a handful of famous international scholarships with enormous applicant pools. The smaller awards closer to home are less contested and less advertised. 4 min read