The government has been encouraged by the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) to consider offering cost-of-living allowances to teachers employed by the private sector.
According to the Association, many company owners are unable to pay their employees appropriately due to the challenging economic situation, which makes life for those workers unpleasant.
They claim that the wild slide in the cedi's value in comparison to other currencies, notably the US dollar, has increased the cost of life in the nation.
Public school teachers receive some allowances in addition to their monthly salaries, which greatly helps them as they work to support their families, according to District Chairman Nicolas Bamuni at the celebration of Private Schools Week 2022 at Atimatim in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region.
He says, "Since our instructors are Ghanaians, if that could also be done for the teachers, at least something modest for them, they will be thrilled. We have these allowances for government schools that is assisting the teachers. However, since we don't receive that help, we must provide them with our meagre wage, which is quite challenging for them.
According to Mr. Bamuni, the recent difficulty of parents to pay tuition is a result of the difficult economic situation, which has curtailed enrollment at private institutions.
He claims that the continued fuel price increase has caused school buses to be grounded, which has an influence on how students commute to and from class.
He points out that because of the increase in food prices, many pupils at private schools are asking school officials what happened to their once delicious meals while looking hungrily into their faces.
"A bag of rice used to cost around 150 cedis, but prices have recently skyrocketed to 300 and 400 cedis. It would be beneficial for us if the government could expand that feeding programme to private schools. The issue, though, is that it is only present in government-run institutions. We are begging with the government to change our schools in a similar manner, since this would greatly benefit us, he said.
The district chairman bemoans the inadequate road system that connects the schools, which has an impact on teaching and learning.
According to Mr. Bamuni, because of the terrible roads, pupils arrive at school exhausted and under stress.
Some of the district's pupils express concern about how the state of the roadways is interfering with their academic pursuits, particularly following a rainstorm.
They make a request for government action.