March 02, 2012 edition of Junior Graphic reports “There is a massive shortage of government textbooks for primary school pupils and JHS students in most public schools in Accra”, elaborating, “Currently, most of the schools have run out of textbooks for core subjects, which are Mathematics, English, Integrated Science and Social Studies, as well as Religious and Moral Education (RME).” It further... 

 To build computer lab Salifu Barikisu, Prez. S-Poly APHAS Sunyani Polytechnic chapter of Association of Polytechnic HND Accountancy Students (APHAS) would be holding a durbar and a fund raising event on Friday, 23 March, 2012 in aid of computer laboratory project. The Association has completed its computer laboratory and needs 100 computers for the laboratory, five printers and three projectors. The... 

Kids surf the Internet, download from it, listen to music on it, watch movies on it, chat with friends on it, use social networking sites like Face Book and My Space, shop on it, and play on it. The Internet is an awesome learning tool for home school kids, private school kids, or public school kids; however, parents need to teach their kids how to surf safely. They must be proactive. There are plenty... 

It is a fact that the completion of home work for a child is not at all an easy task. The major problem that is usually confronted by most of the children in today’s time is their math home work. Not just that, it is found that along with the child, even the parents struggle with the math home work. Amazing isn’t it? Yes it is! In this case what confuses parents more is that whether to go for a... 

Bright Appiah, Executive Director of Child Rights International With three more years to seal the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Ghana signed for, Child Rights International in collaboration with Action for Rural Education with funding from STAR Ghana is initiating the Education Agenda 2015 project. The Education Agenda 2015, according to the Executive Director of the NGO, Bright Appiah,... 

Millions of students worldwide receive additional academic instruction through some form of private tutoring, or “shadow education” since it exists in the shadow of the formal education system. In parts of South and East Asia in particular, such tutoring has long existed on a large scale. It is now becoming increasingly prevalent in other parts of Asia and in Africa, Europe and North America. Translating... 

Cannabis floods the brain with a host of chemicals which lead to changes in mood and memory Scientists believe they are closer to understanding how taking cannabis disrupts short-term memory. The Canadian team from Ottawa University narrowed the effect down to a particular type of brain cell called an astrocyte. Writing in the journal Cell, they said it might be possible to block it in medicines based... 

The human papilloma virus can cause cervical cancer Women diagnosed with cervical cancer as a result of a smear test have a far better chance of being cured than women who do not go for tests, a Swedish study suggests. The researchers found a 92% cure rate after a smear test diagnosis, compared with 66% for symptoms-based diagnoses. The study in bmj.com looked at all women diagnosed with cervical cancer... 

The study followed thousands of children in the UK up to the age of five Babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy, research suggests. Doctors said their work challenged widely held views that babies born after 37 weeks had similar long-term outcomes to those born at full term. The study in the British Medical Journal looked at 14,000 children, born... 

Introduction The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a set of shared aspirations and efforts to make the world a more equitable and sustainable place. At the heart of the goals is the recognition that for this global initiative to be effective, all people need to be included. Language is the key to inclusion. Language is at the center of human activity, self-expression and identity. Recognizing...