{"id":5200,"date":"2024-04-26T07:24:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=5200"},"modified":"2024-04-26T07:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:25:04","slug":"public-schools-rebranding-were-switching-to-blue-and-white-were-painting-all-schools-adutwum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=5200","title":{"rendered":"Public schools rebranding: We\u2019re switching to blue and white, we\u2019re painting all schools \u2013 Adutwum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced a sweeping rebranding initiative set to transform the appearance of public basic schools across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This entails repainting all schools from their current brown and yellow hues to a vibrant blue and white palette, alongside the introduction of new uniforms for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a forum titled: \u201cThe free SHS story\u201d held in Accra, Dr. Adutwum emphasised the importance of this transformation in rejuvenating basic education in Ghana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are switching to blue and white. We are painting all the schools to give them an attractive outlook. This is the transformation Ghana deserves and it is coming,\u201d the minister stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in addition to the repainting effort, Dr. Adutwum announced the discontinuation of the current brown and yellow uniforms worn by students in public basic schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of efforts to enhance the image of public education in Ghana, the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum, has introduced a new set of uniforms for basic school students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cWe are rebranding public schools. No brown and yellow, blue and white, and we are changing the uniforms too. This is President Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s Ghana. We have begun the transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-0d1143fc6fde81ddfc0e909fffbe12e9 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5NkvFTrRAk?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing critics who accuse him of neglecting basic schools, Dr Adutwum defended the move, envisioning a future where parents clamour to enroll their children in public schools due to the improvements being made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI look forward to a day when parents will line up in front of the school and beg to enroll their children,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the initiative has sparked controversy, with the Deputy Ranking Member of the Education Committee in Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, condemning it as a misplaced priority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Apaak highlighted the pressing issues facing public basic schools, including arrears in capitation grants and a lack of textbooks and furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn spite of these glaring and debilitating challenges, why will the government seek to spend resources in rebranding our public basic schools by introducing a new uniform?\u201d Dr Apaak quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This move marks the second uniform change under the Akufo-Addo Administration, following the alteration introduced by the former Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in 2019, who now serves as the Energy Minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced a sweeping rebranding initiative set to transform the appearance of public basic schools across the country.&nbsp; This entails repainting all schools from their current brown and yellow hues to a vibrant blue and white palette, alongside the introduction of new uniforms for students. 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