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    KNEC Addresses Concerns Regarding the Proposal to Eliminate Mathematics as a Mandatory Subject

    KNEC Addresses Concerns Regarding the Proposal to Eliminate Mathematics as a Mandatory Subject Kisumu – The National Examination Council (KNEC) firmly opposed the implementation of compulsory mathematics in senior high…

    Call for Transparent and Merit-Based Teacher Recruitment and Promotion Intensifies

    Call for Transparent and Merit-Based Teacher Recruitment and Promotion Intensifies Education stakeholders in Kakamega County, comprising parents and teachers, are imploring the government to prioritize merit in the recruitment, promotion,…

    KNEC Prepares for Inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment Under CBC Framework

    KNEC Prepares for Inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment Under CBC Framework The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) is making preparations to initiate the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment…

    Ruto Addresses Remarks on Making Mathematics an Optional Subject

    Ruto Addresses Remarks on Making Mathematics an Optional Subject President William Ruto has addressed the proposal by the Ministry of Education to render mathematics an optional subject. While convening a…

    Final criteria for placing learners in Grade 10 released

    Final criteria for placing learners in Grade 10 released In Summary: Senior Schools will be classified according to pathways (triple and double pathways), accommodation types (day and hybrid senior schools),…

    Teacher May Face Ten Years in Prison or Pay Sh5 Million Fine for Impersonating President Ruto

    Teacher May Face Ten Years in Prison or Pay Sh5 Million Fine for Impersonating President Ruto A secondary school educator may potentially face a prison sentence of up to ten…

    Teachers Set for New Allowances Under Proposed Law

    Teachers Set for New Allowances Under Proposed Law Kenyan teachers may soon benefit from a variety of new allowances contingent upon the passage of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Amendment…

    MPs offer support bill to embed national values in school curriculum

    MPs offer support bill to embed national values in school curriculum Members of Parliament (MPs), the Office of the Attorney General, and the Ministry of Education have expressed their support…

    TSC Appoints New Rift Valley Regional Director

    TSC Appoints New Rift Valley Regional Director The TSC has recently declared the elevation of Dr. Sammy Marigat to the position of Regional Director for the Rift Valley region. This…

    Significant Transformation in Education: Mathematics Eliminated as a Core Subject for Senior Schools in CBC

    Significant Transformation in Education: Mathematics Eliminated as a Core Subject for Seniors and Focus on This Subject Education leaders in Kenya have reached a consensus that Mathematics will no longer…

    TSC Breaks Silence on Promotions Uproar, Advocates for Amicable Way Forward

    TSC Breaks Silence on Promotions Uproar, Advocates for Amicable Way Forward The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) today released a statement in defense of the recent promotion of 25,000 teachers, which…

    Extend deadline for Nemis registration, teachers plead

    Extend deadline for Nemis registration, teachers plead Teacher unions are requesting that the Ministry of Education prolong the deadline for enrolling students in primary schools within the National Education Management…

    MP Peter Kaluma endorses the distribution of TSC employment letters by Politicians

    MP Peter Kaluma endorses the distribution of TSC employment letters by Politicians Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma stated that the method of teacher employment is irrelevant, provided that all…

    TSC defends promotions of 25,000 teachers

    TSC asserts that the recent promotions of 25,000 teachers, which were rejected by Parliament, were carried out in a fair and transparent manner. What you need to know: – The…

    Teachers to receive non-pensionable allowances under new TSC reforms

    Teachers to receive non-pensionable allowances under new TSC reforms A new Bill currently before Parliament could provide legal support for allowances that have long been requested by teachers, introducing a…

    TSC Bill proposes new allowances for teachers

    TSC Bill proposes new allowances for teachers The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) is advocating for a 60 percent increase in basic salary and improved allowances for its members…