The ministry for education and sports has launched a new strategy in which it intends to fight ghosts in the sector.

The new strategy titled ‘Education Management Information System’ (EMIS-GIS) aims to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in the sector with more emphasis on fighting ghost teachers, pupils and ghost schools which have characterized the sector for some good years.

Jessica Alupo, Minister of Education and Sports

Launching the initiative during an orientation workshop for the ministry’s top management at Imperial Royale, education minister Jessica Alupo described the initiative as very timely and will help in highlighting glaring education sector challenges that include ghost teachers, ghost pupils and ghost schools.

She added that the program will also help in addressing high absenteeism among head teachers, teachers and pupils in addition to addressing low completion rates, low inspection of institutions, high school drop-out rates and lows levels of community participation.

Alupo said that government is committed to ensuring continued investment in such programs that target equitable access, quality and efficiency, saying the launch of EMIS-GIS will forever serve as an important land mark in our country’s quest for quality education.

Alupo said this program is part of the ministry’s efforts in developing skills for monitoring and evaluation of activities and that it was designed to link data between the ministry and districts.

By Isaac Senabulya