Compulsory Mother Tongue in Basic Schools
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to make the use of Ghanaian local languages compulsory for teaching in all basic schools.
This directive aims to
improve understanding and learning outcomes at the foundational level, as many children struggle to grasp lessons taught in English at an early age.
- The move is expected to help build a stronger educational foundation by allowing children to learn in their
mother tongue
. - The Minister instructed the Director General of the GES to strictly enforce the directive in all basic schools.
This announcement was made during the launch of the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disability initiative, introduced by President John Dramani Mahama.
Author's summary: Education Minister makes mother tongue compulsory in basic schools.