Uganda, March 7 -- In our story, "Schools uncertain on new O-Level curriculum as final exams near", of March 6, 2024, we detailed several challenges that seem to hinder the proper implementation of the new Lower Secondary Curriculum with teachers across the country continuing to use the old instructional materials instead of the revised material.

The new curriculum was rolled out in 2020 but was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic that forced education institutions to close for nearly two years.

The list of challenges ranges from limited land at the schools to implement some of the required agriculture projects, teachers using the old curriculum because they are unable to get textbooks for the new curriculum, lack of teaching materials, a...