Management of Schools: Prez Mahama calls for reinstatement of PTAs
President John Dramani Mahama has called for the reinstatement and full participation of Parents Teachers Association (PTAs) in the management of the nation’s first and second cycle institutions.
He said the trend everywhere in the world was to give communities a say in how their schools were being run.
He noted that he felt very scandalized when PTAs were virtually shoved aside under the previous administration and not allowed to be a part of the running of the nation’s schools, especially at the secondary level.
“And so I believe that PTA participation must be fully restored so that they work with teachers and the administration of the schools to make sure that the schools are run properly and that our children are getting a good outcome in terms of teaching and learning,” Presi...
