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THE STANDARD EDUCATION Mitchelle Makungu, a girl who survived Kakamega primary schools stampede, celebrates with teachers outside the school after scoring 408 marks in the KCPE exams. [Mumo Munuve, Standard] Kakamega Primary School has emerged among the top-performing schools in last years KCPE examinations. It is among the best public schools in Kenya despite a stampede in February 2020 which left 15 pupils dead and scores injured. Before the school community could recover from the tragedy, th...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | March 16th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Pupils from Xaverian Primary school in Kisumu undertake English Composition at their school on March 09, 2021, on the first day of the national assessment. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Parents have raised concern over some of the items needed by teachers to administer Grade Four school-based tests which enter the second week today. This even as Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) urged teachers to use readily availabl...

THE STANDARD EDUCATION Kepsha Chairman Johnson Nzioka. Teachers have proposed a Covid-19 vaccination plan to be adopted by the Government when their turn comes for the injection. This is after the Ministry of Health listed teachers among the frontline workers lined up for the Covid-19 vaccination. Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) Chairman Johnson Nzioka proposed that old teachers and those with underlying conditions be given first priority. “Kepsha has lost members to the coro...

THE STANDARD EDUCATION Education cabinet Secretary George Magoha. (Collins Oduor, Standard) Head teachers of 30,000 primary schools have been cautioned against putting Grade Four pupils under undue pressure when school-based assessment tests start next week. Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said the tests are not examinations and also advised parents not to panic. “No one should be putting pressure on children about the assessments because they are not examinations. Even parents must...

  SASKATOON -- Saskatoon artist Denyse Klette is the first Canadian to be signed to join a small and unique group of artists with Collectors Editions. The contract is a full circle moment for her career. Klette recalls her very first drawing experience was at four-years-old. She spent hours copying the drawings of her sister’s “How To Draw” book which was created by a Disney artist. By the time she was eight, she announced that she would quit Grade Four to become an artist. While she...

Team to guide CBC curriculum roll-out Wednesday February 10 2021 By LYNET IGADWAH Summary President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday unveiled a new department in the Ministry of Education that will oversee the implementation of the competency based curriculum (CBC). The Implementation of Curriculum Reforms department will monitor CBC rollout and track implementation and come up with mechanisms that prompt intervention. Its mandate will be guided by recommendations contained in a CBC taskforce report on a...

BJP’s state unit criticized the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for ‘covering up the killing of sadhus’ in Palghar in June and urged the C

Jack n’ the Beanstalk would have tough competition if the Berg family was in his storybook. Nicole Berg is nine years old. Her great-grandfather Thorston Berg is 92. They have a lot in common. Both have green thumbs. And this year, they both grew outstanding vegetables in their own gardens. Thorston won first prize at the fall fair for his locally grown cucumbers and tomatoes. And Nicole planted zucchinis which grew up to be giants, weighing in well over six pounds, almost too heavy for her t...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | February 3rd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 A teacher sprints as she takes pupils at Central Primary school in Kisumu through Physical Education (P.E) lessons on January 9 ,2020. Learning at the school started in high gear with implementation of CBC. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Major learning gaps have been noted among Grade Four learners, with poor scores recorded in reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) report...

By Nhau Mangirazi The death of late traditional doctor Friday Chisanyu on Tuesday last week was overshadowed by the deaths of late minister Rtd Lt Gen Sibusiso B Moyo, Rtd Maj Gen Paradzai Zimondi and transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza declared national heroes. It was a painful loss for those who knew him as Chisanyu rose from humble beginnings in traditional medicines to be an international voice of repute. Chisanyu passed on in Harare due to diabetes. COVID 19 restrictions saw his body acc...