Education disrupted as landslide-displaced families shelter in school, by Jyoti Shrestha (kp 16/11/2024)

Schools ravaged by landslides, floods open in Kavre but there’s no space for teaching-learning : School administrations have been forced to run classes out in the open, by Jyoti Shrestha (kp 12/11/2024)

Bid To Improve Education Sector, by Mukti Rijal (rn 31/10/2024)

सार्वजनिक शिक्षा पुनःसंरचनाको खाँचो [The need to restructure public education], by Devi Ram Acharya (ka 24/10/2024)

Only 11 private schools in the KMC changed their foreign names : Officials at the metropolis' education department say many schools with foreign names refused to rename citing various reasons (kp 07/10/2024) [Renaming the schools is complete nonsense anyway and misunderstood nationalism in a multiethnic and multilingual country!]

Teaching-learning in uncertainty after dozens of schools inundated in Sarlahi (rep 06/10/2024)

Govt decides to close all schools for three days, halt all ongoing examination (rep 28/09/2024)

Politics and education, by Manish Lamichhane (ae 25/09/2024)

Task force submits report on technical and vocational education curriculum reform (rep 23/09/2024)

A tale of missing tutors : More efforts should be made to retain teachers in rural areas and discourage private tuition (kp 18/09/2024)

Educational institutions in Nepal dislike critical debate, by Min Bahadur Pariyar (ae 17/09/2024)

Kathmandu metropolis has 95.5 per cent literacy (kh 13/09/2024)

Snow leopard study incorporated in local curriculum in Mustang : Conservationists hope that retaliatory killings of snow leopards, one of the major challenges to conservation efforts, would decline in the coming days (kp 11/09/2024)

Karnali’s autistic children left in the lurch as budget crunch cripples support services : There are around 300,000 autistic children in Nepal who face significant educational challenges, by Tripti Shahi (kp 06/09/2024)

Dismal narratives of education : Education is more necessary for those who obstruct and politicise it, by Abhi Subedi (kp 01/09/2024)

Minister Bhattarai building on predecessor’s efforts to tackle political influence in education : Says partisan interference is causing degradation of Nepal’s education sector, and politicisation will not stop without strong commitment from parties (kp 29/08/2024), Urgent need for EdTech integration in Nepal’s education system, by Subodh Dahal (rep 29/08/2024)

Ministry unveils blueprint to ensure free education : An extra Rs222.91 billion is needed to give every child free, compulsory education, and to hire 50,000 more teachers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/08/2024)

Nepal’s education crisis: A call for reform and equity, by Samriddha Upreti (ae 22/08/2024)

Shaping global influence through Nepali students, by Seshraj Bhattarai (ae 20/08/2024) [ECAN (Educational Consultancy Association of Nepal) seems to be a good organisation, but it is even worse than the politics socially extremely non-inclusive and completely dominated by male Bahuns!]

Critical literacy education for empowerment and liberation, by Jeevan Karki (rep 19/08/2024)

Where did over 762,000 school children go?, by Basanta Dhungana (rep 18/08/2024)

Merger of government schools benefits private ones, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 17/08/2024)

Heramba's School Of Academic Excellence, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 16/08/2024)

A textbook case of bad writing : From grammar to syntax, Nepali textbooks, even those prescribed by expensive schools, read awful, by Deepak Thapa (kp 25/07/2024)

Challenges Facing the Nepali Education System : Over 50% of students failed to secure any grades in SEE, by Anuricca Giri (rep 24/07/2024)

Issue of converting private schools into trusts resurfaces : House committee begins discussions on School Education Bill that was registered in Parliament last September, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/07/2024)

Textbook case of bad textbooks : Grade 9 Social Studies textbooks present a toxic interpretation of the open Nepal-India border, by Chandra Kishirew (nt 19/07/2024)

Education Minister Bhattarai prioritizes new Education Act (kh 16/07/2024)

Karnali: Ministry of Social Development prioritizes construction of physical infrastructures of schools in 79 local bodies (kh 14/07/2024)

Community initiatives in Lumbini Province are helping dropout girls return to school : In the villages of Rupandehi, cultural norms and economic pressures keep many Dalit and Muslim girls from school, by Sanju Paudel (kp 11/07/2024)

Over 50 percent of community schools in country have less than 100 students (kh 10/07/2024)

We are to be blamed!, by Sambridhi Gyawali (rep 05/07/2024)

Ensure Quality Education To All, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn 05/07/2024)

Technology Makes Classrooms Creative, by Tulasi Acharya (rn 05/07/2024)

KMC to restructure primary education into two levels (rep 15/06/2024)

Exodus of human capital : Education abroad doesn’t guarantee success, but our students aren’t sure about the quality here (kp 14/06/2024))

Expanding Social Stakes In Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 13/06/2024)

Patan High Court orders KMC not to padlock schools until June 21 (rep 13/06/2024)

NNTA shows concerns over budgetary ignorance to education sector (kh 11/06/2024)

Education Commission report, kept secret by Oli government, made public : Education ministry says Prime Minister Dahal will help Minister Shrestha implement the recommendations (kp 08/06/2024)

Are We Educating to Cheat?, by Fr. Augustine Thomas (rep 01/06/2024)

Values Of Eastern And Western Education, by Pushpa Priya (rn 01/06/2024)

In Kathmandu, more than 7,000 children aged six to eight years are out of school : Children in the floating population, of parents working in factories or of those residing in slums, who do not go to schools, could get deprived of health care programmes (kp 27/05/2024)

Empower Youth With Sex Education, by Shyam P Lohani (rn 24/05/2024)

Because old habits die hard, right? Will lower fees result in reduced salaries or job insecurity for teachers?, by Ashansa Mulmi (rep 25/05/2024)

Nepal lacks research-based education : Academician and activist Pratima Gurung discusses reading culture and the exclusion of marginalised and indigenous narratives in the curriculum (interview) (kp 23/05/2024)

Children from impoverished families missing school or struggling with attendance : Dropout rates and irregular attendance are high among girls, says Achham local unit official, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 22/05/2024)

KMC verifying new names of private schools, 128 renamed : Officials at the education department of the metropolis say some schools have changed their names through the Office of the Company Registrar (kp 17/05/2024)

Bridging education and employment : We must explore innovative strategies to effectively manage human resources and combat unemployment, by Prakriti Nepal (kp 17/05/2024)

Education Minister appeals for reusing textbooks (rn 12/05/2024)

Need for counselling as students complain of rigid school rules : Students and mental health facilitators believe that regular school counselling can go a long way in creating a healthy learning environment, by Manushree Mahat (kp 11/05/2024)

Community schools in Kanchanpur undergo mergers, downgrades amid falling enrolment : Officials say the move aims to ensure student retention and teacher positions in community schools that are struggling with resources, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 02/05/2024)

KMC bars private schools from collecting admission fees from continuing students ; Warns of legal action. But schools say law allows them to levy some charge annually, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/04/2024)

On the right track : Eliminating partisan politics from educational spaces could greatly improve the quality of education (kp 18/04/2024)

Nearly 200 private schools in Kathmandu Metropolis apply for name changes : The city office says plans to strictly enforce the rules once the deadline expires (kp 17/04/2024) [What nonsense! Instead, the quality of the education system should be improved!]

Unified academic calendar enhances coordination among schools in Karnali province : Earlier, varying calendars posed problems in managing textbooks, scholarships and teacher training, student migration, and temporary enrolment, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 16/04/2024)

KMC expands capacity to teach 12,000 additional students in the metropolis (rep 13/04/2024)

Textbooks reach all districts; student enrollment campaign from April 14 (kh 11/04/2024)

Strengthening education through textbook audit, by Prakriti Nepal (ae 10/04/2024)

80% of schools nationwide receive textbooks for new academic year: JEMC (kh 08/04/2024)

Education ministry warns against enrolling children in unapproved foreign schools in Nepal (rep 08/04/2024)

Education Should Spark Critical Discourse, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 06/04/2024)

Inclusiveness not just theory in this school : Kanya Mandir in Kathmandu puts inclusiveness into practice by balancing education with religious tolerance, by Shamshad Ahmad (nt 05/04/2024)

Develop Local Capacity To Run Schools, by Mukti Rijal (rn 04/04/2024)

Nuances Of Englishes: Teaching English in Nepal, by Amar Bahadur Sherma (rep 30/03/2024)

KMC sets deadline for private schools to adopt Nepali identity in names (kp 29/23/2024) [Completely unimportant nonsense and undemocratic paternalism!], Lessons not learnt, homework not done : Nepal’s identity is reflected not by the names of schools, but by the quality of instruction in them (nt 05/04/2024)

SEE commences peacefully throughout country (rn 28/03/2024), Visually impaired, inmate appear in SEE (rn 28/03/2024)

Some Rolpa schools are teaching students livelihood skills alongside classroom education : Students cultivate crops, rear livestock, and make handicraft items. ‘Kamaundai padhdai’ or earn-as-you-learn campaign is gaining traction, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 23/03/2024)

CSE- Where technology meets tradition, by Shaibya Risal and Gaurab Bhattarai (rep 23/03/2024)

Empower Community To Upgrade Schools, by Mukti Rijal (rn 21/03/2024)

All eyes on Sumana Shrestha over how she handles school education bill : Shrestha had a radical view of education reform and strongly opposed the bill before she became the minister (kp 18/03/2024)

Textbooks to reach students ahead of enrollment: Janak Education Centre (kh 15/03/2024)

Ambukhaireni teachers decide to enroll children in community schools (kh 12/03/2024)

Revamped public school buildings fail to halt student exodus (kh 29/02/2024)

Public schools remain closed; students going to India for elementary education (kh 28/02/2024)

Manang schools reopen classes amid snowfall, by Yadu Prasad Bhatta (rn 26/02/2024)

Public schools are turning empty in Karnali Province : More than 30 percent of schools are struggling with low enrolment. Poor teaching at the schools is prompting parents to send wards to private schools, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 17/02/2024)

MeroSiksha CFO Dhital wins Global Student Entrepreneur Award Nepal (rep 08/02/2024)

Residential facility helps improve academic performance of Chepang children (kh 02/02/2024)

Disabled students of a Baglung school face uncertain future after grade 8 : Many students of Ramrekha Basic School in Baglung may have to discontinue education after passing grade 8 because there are no other disabled-friendly schools nearby, by Prakash Baral (kp 01/02/2024)

Schools grapple with dwindling enrolment in CTEVT diploma programmes : Experts call for setting up a quality assurance mechanism to ensure quality supervision and licensing for graduates of diploma courses, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/01/2024)

Students to get textbooks before new academic session in upcoming year too (kh 26/01/2024)

Schools in Dhorpatan Valley shut down amid severe cold weather (kh 24/01/2024)

Experts stress adopting permeable educational system in Nepal : The system prepares apprentices who have received a first vocational diploma to go on to higher education at a university of applied sciences (kp 18/01/2024)

Student unions one on converting private schools into trusts : A bill registered in Parliament by the Dahal government in September doesn’t make conversion mandatory, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/01/2024)

Over 100 community schools in Solukhumbu forced to shut down due to severe cold (kh 13/01/2024)

Nourish Dreams, Defeat Hunger, by Saroj Acharya (rn 12/01/2024)

“Students with Chair” program introduced in Ilam’s Rong Rural Municipality (kh 11/01/2024)

Education in Shanghai: What can Nepal learn? Education policies result in excellent learning only through collaboration and commitment. The Shanghai Project has some important learning for Nepal to reform its education, by Baburam Thapa and Dinesh Kumar Thapa (nlt 10/01/2024)

Birgunj shuts down schools amidst severe cold; health issues rise (kh 08/01/2024), Schools closed with rising cold in Mahottari (kh 09/01/2024), Community schools closed due to chilling cold (kh 10/01/2024)

School education bill getting knottier : At the House committee, representatives of local units and teachers’ organisations make contradictory demands, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/01/2024)

Transformative Funding For Education, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 05/01/2024)

Breaking free of the tuition trap : Private tutoring needlessly burdens young students. But banning it is not an option, by Deepali Shrestha (kp 31/12/2023)

Schools in upper Mugu closed for a month amid plummeting temperature (rep 28/12/2023)

Private school ownership major contention in school education bill : As most MPs want them to become trusts, officials remind lawmakers of constitutional space for private institutions (kp 25/12/2023)

Quality Education As Incubator Of Progress, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 23/12/2023)

Dealing With Student Loans, by Dwaipayan Regmi (rn 14/12/2023)

Education up to grade 12 will be made free: Minister Basnet (rep 11/12/2023)

Asha Special School and Rehabilitation Center: A story of dedication, passion and philanthropy : The school aims at ensuring access to education for children and youth with intellectual disabilities, inclusive education schools and occupational training centers, by Dipendra Kumar Pathak (nlt 08/12/2023)

Revisiting education to safeguard national interest : Citizens’ distrust in the state, eroding self-respect and the plight of those working abroad constitute security threats for Nepal, by Usha Kiran (ae 08/12/2023)

Empowering through Inclusive Education: United in Action for Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Persons with Disabilities, by Jaldeep Sapkota (rep 03/12/2023)

Earthquake-hit Salyan schools running classes out in the cold : Schools still not priority for local authorities as they are busy caring for displaced people, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 23/11/2023)

Vested Interests Penetrate Policies, by Mukti Rijal (rn 09/11/2023)

Connecting the Education System with the Labor Market Needs, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 06/10/2023)

Educational Leadership: A Challenging Hope for Today!, by Fr. Augustine Thomas, S.J. (rep 01/11/2023)

Listening to students : Involving students in the feedback process helps hold educators accountable for their actions, by Bijaya Mani Paudel (kp 31/10/2023)

Autism and educational barriers : Inclusionary efforts across various sectors are necessary to support individuals and children with autism, by Sahara Dhakal (kp 19/10/2023)

Reimagining Nepal's school education: For global relevance, by Gita Subedi (ht 18/10/2023)

Karnali targeting total literacy status in the current fiscal year, by Bisna Prasad Neupane (ae 17/10/2023)

Need for Native Language Education in Nepali Schools , by Ritu Raj Lamsal (rep 15/10/2023)

Education Bill attempts to shrink local levels power: NARMIN (kh 13/10/2023)

Why we need value-based education : A robust moral foundation in early education helps combat corruption in Nepal, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (kp 11/10/2023)

Private schools and colleges: They also have a societal mission, by Simone Galimberti (ht 11/10/2023)

Abolishment of SEE raises concern over quality of school education and university admission, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 11/10/2023)

Emboldened anti-private sector narrative : This is mainly the work of influential political parties, particularly the Marxist variety, by Achyut Wagle (kp 10/10/2023), The Education Bill ignores the Constitution, by Durga Prasad Khanal (rep 10/10/2023)

Looma Technology Boon For Underprivileged Students, by Kabindra Manandhar (rn 06/10/2023)

Sensible education policy needed : Eight years post-constitution, our education system still lacks federalism-friendly practices, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 04/10/2023)

Rethinking classroom design : While the West has seen massive educational reforms, Nepal’s pedagogical approach remains stagnant, by Yogesh Dhungana (kp 03/10/2023)

Children of Musahar communities drawn to school (kh 02/10/2023)

Big Sisters from Baglung: A story of 60 women who are contributing to education and awareness : Big Sisters have orchestrated noticeable transformations in 60 community schools. Their remarkable efforts have garnered widespread recognition and admiration, by Om Prakash Ghimire (nlt 27/09/2023)

Anti-federal moves in education : The outdated Education Act 1971 is still in force, albeit with dozens of amendments, by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/09/2023), Key Provisions In School Education Bill, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 26/09/2023)

In remote Mugu, children walk four hours to school : Parents say children return home tired. Their Kalika Secondary School in Libru is ill-equipped and understaffed with just 11 teachers for 300 students, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 25/09/2023)

Double standard of political leadership on school education is problematic, interview with ducationist Bidya Nath Koirala, professor at Tribhuvan University and a member of the High Level National Education Commission on different aspects of School Education bill (kp 25/09/2023)

Post-modern Approach To Education, by Rabin Sharma (rn 24/09/2023)

Schools can be a breeding ground for conflict : Education is not merely about imparting knowledge; it’s also about shaping attitudes, fostering understanding and equipping individuals with essential life skills, by Rajendra Bahadur Singh (ae 19/09/2023)

School education bill favours existing private schools : The government registered the bill in the federal parliament, removing some provisions that school operators had contested earlier (kp 14/09/2023), Mixed bag : The new Education Bill still leaves space for a tussle between the federal and local governments (kp 15/09/2023), What’s the controversy surrounding the new education bill? The bill must be passed by both chambers of Parliament before it becomes law and replaces the Education Act-1971, by Binod Ghimre (kp 17/09/2023), Employees’ Associations concerned about School Education Bill (kh 18/09/2023)

Students unable to learn about Nepal's new political map, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 14/09/2023)

Free education, midday meal keeping students in schools : Despite the constitution’s pledge, government schools in Nepal fail to guarantee free education, forcing students from poor backgrounds to drop out, by Anish Tiwari (kp 13/09/2023)

Empower SMCs To Improve Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 07/09/2023)

Education for a better world, by Ganesh Prasad Baral (ae 31/08/2023)

Private schools respond to metropolis by relocating, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 29/08/2023)

Nepal made rapid improvements in quality and inclusiveness of education, says the World Bank report : The report further says that School Sector Development Program helped to reduce out-of-school children number by 6.76 percent nationwide during 2016-2022 (nlt 28/08/2023)

Coding, drama courses start in Bhanu Secondary School : The programmes are part of drives that KMC has launched to reform public education (kp 27/08/2023)

NCE-Nepal draws attention of chief whips on Education Bill (kh 17/08/2023)

Public-Private Tussle In Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 17/08/2023)

Why a hue and cry over Education Bill? Proposed rules aside, politicians are unlikely to go against interests of private schools that fund them, say experts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/08/2023), Is the proposed Education Bill really flawed? If profit is only a central part of the equation in running private schools, this is no more acceptable. Private schools have to find new ways to become more accessible and inclusive, by Simone Galimberti (nlt 14/08/2023)

Dalit students at a disadvantage in under-resourced community schools : Most villages in Kaski are emptying out due to outmigration with only impoverished Dalits left behind. With no other option, their children go to schools riddled with problems, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 10/08/2023)

Innovation In Education, by Dixya Poudel (rn 09/08/2023)

Ditch the Education Bill : The government has overstepped its rights by trying to revive the abolished District Education Offices, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 09/08/2023), PABSON and N-PABSON announce indefinite closure of schools in protest of Education Bill (rep 09/08/2023)

Federal bill proposes reviving the district education offices : To stop commercialisation of school education, the new legislation suggests converting private schools into trusts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/08/2023)

Regulating private educational institutions to ensure the right to education, by Karuna Parajuli and Timothy Fish Hodgson (rep 03/08/2023)

Behind the higher education crisis : Nepal has failed to set its national development objectives in the absence of a higher education policy, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/08/2023)

PM calls for digital literacy to be included in school curriculum (kh 21/07/2023)

School Education Act is under consideration in Cabinet: Minister Rai (kh 19/07/2023)

Multilingual instruction mode in schools is better, report says : Adoption of English as a medium of instruction by schools has attracted more students but it hasn’t improved the quality of education (kp 14/07/2023)

15 schools in Birgunj Metropolis face music (rep 13/07/2023)

SEE results show improvement, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 07/07/2023)

What ails Nepal’s education? Our education system has been about rote learning, following the instructions of educators, passing the exams, getting excellent grades or negative labeling of students, by Gaurav Ojha (nlt 05/07/2023)

Greening schools to address climate crisis, by Riju Dhakal (rep 01/07/2023)

More boys are dropping out of schools than girls, report shows : Nepal has made significant progress in school enrolment. But the lower retention rate remains a challenge (kp 30/06/2023)

Promoting Nepal’s reading culture : The government should establish well-equipped libraries and reading corners in schools, colleges and public spaces, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (kp 22/06/2023)

KMC’s ‘textbook-free Fridays’ drive makes students happy : Guardians’ Federation and teachers say it should be continued since skills and education go hand in hand in giving students a competitive edge (kp 22/06/2023)

KMC forces private schools to provide scholarship to students (ht 22/06/2023)

Inclusive Education in Nepal: Challenges and Possible Solutions, by Jalasa Sapkota (rep 20/06/2023)

School Staff Council calls for community school closure from tomorrow (kh 17/06/2023), KMC Mayor Shah warns of suspending teachers, staff involved in protests disrupting school activities (rep 17/06/2023), Public school staffers call off school closure : They had threatened to close community schools across the country indefinitely from Sunday to press the government to address their demands (kp 19/06/2023)

KMC abruptly stops Kantipur-HISSAN education fair : The education department of the metropolitan office has said the event had to be stopped since it was organised before the publication of the results of School Education Examinations and grade 12 (kp 16/06/2023) [???], Kantipur-HISSAN education fair gets go-ahead from court : Allowing the resumption of the fair, the Patan High Court also ordered the Kathmandu Metropolitan City to return all confiscated materials (kp 21/06/2023)

Awareness campaigns by NGOs boosting attraction towards community schools in Kalikot (rep 16/06/2023)

Dhankuta community schools charge students despite free education : Schools say the budget allocated by the government is insufficient to pay teachers, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 15/06/2023)

Debel School children studying sitting on the floor (rn 11/06/2023)

Gandaki govt introduces “earning by learning, learning by earning program” (kh 07/06/2023)

Public school staffers warn of protest over ‘broken salary hike promise’ : Government on February 2 had signed an agreement with them to increase their pay (kp 02/06/2023)

Community schools in Pyuthan Municipality blame downgrades and mergers for low enrolment : School administrations are pulling out all stops to bring their former students back and to encourage new students to join, by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 31/05/2023)

Comprehensive sexuality education in Nepal : It is a game changer in reducing child marriage, gender-based violence and teen pregnancy, by Won Young Hong (kp 22/05/2023)

Karnali shows meagre teaching-learning achievement (kh 14/05/2023)

Mid-day meal becoming effective in Dang schools (kh 13/05/2023)

Nepal’s Educational System: From The Perspective Of A Student, by Parmita Shrestha (sp 09/06/2023)

Principals asked to run schools for 220 days (kh 09/05/2023), Pokhara metropolis signs performance contract with principals to enhance education quality of community schools (rep 09/05/2023)

Computer sets are gathering dust at Ramechhap community schools : The government spent Rs13 million five years ago on computers for 20 community schools to run computer classes, by Tike R Pradhan (kp 01/05/2023)

Monitor School Fee Hike Strictly, by Madhav Prasad Dahal (rn 27/04/2023)

KMC directs political parties, sister organisations not to organise programmes in schools (rn 27/04/2023)

‘Textbook-free Friday’ initiative welcomed but also doubted : Teachers at community schools voice fear the plan may disrupt academic environment, by Anup Ojha (kp 27/04/2023), Fridays for fun : To make its "textbook-free Friday" plan a success, the KMC should train teachers in extracurricular activities (kp 28/04/2023)

Only 33 percent of students passed grade eight exams in Dhangadhi this year : 4,533 students sat the exams from both public and private schools in the sub-metropolis, but only 1,533 passed, by DR Pant (kp 24/04/2023)

NCE Nepal demands 10 percent increment in education budget (kh 23/04/2023)

Rich school, poor school : The steady decline of public school education portends a bleak future for the ‘socialism-oriented’ country (kp 21/04/2023)

Mid-Day meal program fruitful: Minister Sharma (kh 18/04/2023)

This year students get textbooks on time, the first case after 1990 (rn 17/04/2023)

Education Ministry asks to run a student enrollment campaign within May 30 (kh 17/04/2023)

People’s representatives sending their kids to public schools (kh 16/04/2023)

Nawalparasi school restored after 23 years (rep 16/04/2023)

How to Stop Corporal Punishment?, by Rajeeb Shrestha (rep 10/04/2023)

Make Literacy Campaign A Success : Scarcity of textbooks in the rural and remote areas has become a perennial problem, but the government has not paid much heed to this matter connected with the future of students, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 04/04/2023)

Hillary’s community school shows the way : Khumjung Secondary School in one of Solukhumbu’s remotest villages conducts classes in English language, by Bhanubhakta Niraula (kp 23/03/2023)

Morale of education officers in local governments: How it impacts schools, by Deependra Bickram Thapa (ht 15/03/2023)

Nepal misses inclusive education targets, by Mamata Thapa (ae 14/03/2023)

School Education Needs Urgent Reforms, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (rn 10/03/2023)

Many Achham parents favour boys over girls for schooling : Parents don’t put much effort into educating their daughters since they think that girls will someday leave them and go with their husbands, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 08/03/2023)

Musahar children in Saptari village are still deprived of education : Lack of government identity cards and deprivation are forcing Musahar parents to keep their children away from schools, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/03/2023)

oliticians Ought To Prioritise Education, by Namrata Sharma (rn 01/03/2023)

Ensure Fundamental Right to Education in Mother Tongue, by Randhir Chaudhary (rep 21/02/2023)

Ensure Quality Education For All, by Bhupa P Dhamala (rn 08/02/2023), Quality Education Key To Development, by Yug Bahadur (rn 10/02/2023)

Education Ministry urges to opt for digital technology for education (kh 30/01/2023)

End Corporal Punishment In Schools, by Bijaya Karki (rn 26/01/2023)

If children with disabilities aren’t educated, they won’t be able to participate in society : ‘When we work in inclusive education we have to target the government, the children, the teachers and also the communities’, interview with Pauline Nadim Ducos, Regional Director, Humanity & Inclusion (nlt 24/01/2023)

Tackle Textbook Shortage Effectively, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 24/01/2023)

Students of Hulakdanda see no recourse but to quit studies after Grade 8 : The closest secondary school from Manthali Municipality Ward 6 is at least three hours walk and daily commute is impossible, students say, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 21/01/2023)

Nepal fails yet again to achieve total literacy target : The Pushpa Kamal Dahal government has renewed the pledge to attain total literacy—by the fiscal year 2023-2024, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/01/2023)

Rule requiring interest groups to seek approval to enter schools welcomed : The Kathmandu Metropolis introduced the rule amid complaints by many schools of unwanted interference, by Anup Ojha (kp 10/01/2023)

School Education In Shambles, by Mukti Rijal (rn 05/01/2023)

Marginalized communities’ children in Siraha excited for school (kh 04/01/2023)

Traditional knowledge, modern education : We need to document the rich home-grown knowledge system and save it for posterity, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 25/12/2022)

Financial literacy level still low: NRB survey : NRB survey shows the country’s financial literacy score at 57.9 percent (ae 23/12/2022)

Make Education Actually Free (rep 23/12/2022)

Let Them Get Education, by Bini Dahal (rn 23/12/2022)

Our education system needs a revision, interview with Rajendra KC (ae 20/12/2022)

Karnali students affected by lack of disabled-friendly infrastructure : Girl students with disabilities miss five days of classes during menstruation for a lack of proper infrastructure in several of the region’s schools, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 20/12/2022)

School DI’s ‘insensitive’ behavior incites a minor girl to take her own life, by Sara Pahari (rep 16/12/2022)

Midday meal scheme fails to dissuade Ramechhap students from junk food : Most community schools have been providing lunch money to students instead of healthy food, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 12/12/2022)

Physical infrastructures, labs being constructed in 143 schools in Baglung (kh 10/12/2022)

Need To Reorient Education System, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 06/12/2022)

A lone teacher for a single student in Parbat (kh 06/12/2022)

International Volunteer Day: Turning schools into volunteering hubs : With the right guidance, teachers can support students in experiencing volunteerism, helping them to realize and fully comprehend the impact of their actions, by Sushil Adhikari, Subhasan Bhattarai and Simone Galimberti  (nlt 05/12/2022)

Disaster-prone schools put students’ lives at risk : Around 122 schools in Bajhang are at high risk of natural disasters. More than 24,400 children study there, according to the district office, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 23/11/2022) [Neglect of far western Nepal continues thanks to centrist political leaders!]

Ways To Upgrade Public Schools, by Babu Lama (rn 21/11/2022)

Holiday from Nov 18 to 21 in schools being used as polling stations (rep 15/11/2022)

Classes began 7 months ago but students have no books : Local authorities are actively involved in preparing school compounds for upcoming elections but have done nothing substantial to supply textbooks, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 09/11/2022) [Complete disinterest of the central and provincial male elite in fulfilling their actual tasks!]

KMC to conduct traffic awareness programs in public schools (rep 08/11/2022)

Educating linguistic minority children : Nepal’s educational development is impacted mainly by a lack of opportunities for multilingual education, by Puskar Joshi (kp 06/11/2022)

Parallels of contrasts: Education in Finland and Nepal : Nepal's public school system has some features similar to that of the Finnish education system. How did Finland become the envy of the world in education? Why is Nepal's public education still a tale of woe?, by Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 06/11/2022)

School transport concern resurfaces after boy’s death : Guardians complain schools in the Valley are not enforcing rules to guarantee the safety of students on board, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/11/2022)

Children in northern Darchula deprived of mid-day meal : Scores of students have been left without the government-provided mid-day meal as landslides and floods disrupt food supply from the district headquarters, by Manoj Badu (kp 11/10/2022)

NRNA to provide scholarships to 5,000 students, by Chiran Sharma (rep 04/10/2022)

Education Ministry unveils “Education Vision Paper 2079” (kh 21/09/2022)

Education Pattern In Need Of Change, by Anish Ghimire (rn 17/09/2022)

Call for more funds to education sector (kh 16/09/2022)

Where has Education Act obstructed educational reforms?, by Dinesh Luitel (kh 15/09/2022)

Education in Madhes (ht 14/09/2022)

Beyond grand promises : Only by making quality education an easily attainable fundamental right can we dream of a better tomorrow (kp 14/09/2022)

Teacher thrashes student for being absent  (ht 14/09/2022)

Education System In Need Of Reforms, by Bini Dahal (rn 09/09/2022)

Day Meal Programme keeping students at schools (rn 08/09/2022)

Turning the focus on students : Education is not only to obtain a certificate or degree, but also to know society, by Tulasi Acharya (kp 05/09/2022)

A Tibetan refugee leads a Mustang village towards accessible education : Tenzin Chomphel first came to the village of Ghiling in upper Mustang in 1959. Little did he know then that decades later, his life’s work would be to see the village prosper, by Marissa Taylor (kp 03/09/2022)

Shortage of textbooks affects studies in Far-west hill districts : Students, teachers left in the lurch while authorities concerned appear indifferent, by Menuka Dhungana and Tripti Shahi (kp 30/08/2022)

School education is free but public schools are forced to raise fee : Politicians themselves admit party leaders are unwilling to give due attention to public schools because many leaders have invested in private academic institutions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/08/2022) [An aspect of corruption!]

School education boosts self-confidence of adult women (kh 24/08/2022)

Lack of textbooks affects studies in Parbat : Three months into the academic session, authorities’ failure to provide books leaves students, teachers in the lurch, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 22/08/2022)

Investing in period positive schools : Schools need to build changing facilities with hand washing stations and disposal bins, by Mohit Rauniyar (kp 21/08/2022)

Mid-day meal budget misused in Kalikot : Government schools in the district say they are spending the meal money to pay salaries to privately-hired teachers, by Tularam Pandey (kp 19/08/2022)

Seven years since constitution promulgation local governments await federal education Act : The federal government has yet to ready a bill for the law and the term of the current Parliament is ending in four months with elections announced for November 20, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/08/2022) [Another grave failure of the Oli and Deuba governments which shows the continuing centralisitic mindset!]

Education Turns Into Lucrative Business, by Binaya Ghimire (rn 16/08/2022)

Karnali still short of 60,000 textbooks (rep 11/08/2022)

Quality education : Through public-private partnerships, by Samrat Dhungana (ht 05/08/2022)

Decentralising School Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 04/08/2022)

Lawmakers demand quality in education sector (rep 29/07/2022)

The Boy and the Boar : How an accident of fate made a Musahar community start educating its children, by Philip Holmes (nt 29/07/2022)

Class differences : Instead of leveling the playing field, a flawed education system is entrenching social inequity in Nepal  (nt 29/07/2022)

Educationists bat for reforms in Nepal’s education system (rep 24/07/2022), Reshaping education : The critical issue is for the authorities to improve the overall quality of education (kp 28/07/2022)

Midday meal scheme in corruption controversy in Madhes districts : Hundreds of students in Sarlahi and Rauthat have been deprived of their meals owing to alleged misuse of funds, by Om Prakash Thakur and Shiva Puri (kp 22/07/2022)

The allure of English among Nepali parents : We are dismissive of local languages that are easily accessible to us and that restricts our cognitive development, communication skills, as well as acceptance of different heritages, by Cilla Khatry (ae 21/07/2022)

Pitfalls of private education : Educators have not been able to keep up with the changing mindset of their students, by Roshee Lanichhane (kp 21/07/2022)

Education sector makes modest achievements in one year under Deuba-led govt (rep 16/07/2022)

Sudurpaschim Province hit hard by textbook crunch (ht 08/07/2022)

KMC increases education spending three-fold (kh 04/07/2022)

Daughter education insurance scheme resumes in Madhes Province (kh 04/07/2022)

Free education for unaccompanied children (kh 02/07/2022)

Hamro Patro launches an E-learning platform (kh 30/06/2022)

Official raises some hackles by saying local units are unfit to handle school education : During grilling by a parliamentary panel over delay in federal education bill, the education secretary said local units don’t have capability and expertise to ensure quality of education, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/06/2022), Time to let go : Local governments should be empowered enough to shoulder the responsibility of education (kp 01/07/2022)

Bagmati government allocates Rs 550 million to equip community schools with IT (kh 22/06/2022)

'Prevent shortage of school textbooks' (ht 22/06/2022), Textbook shortage : Textbooks could be to rented out to the students instead of distributing them for free every year (ht 23/06/2022)

School students struggle with the change of medium of instruction : A new government directive to teach ‘Social Studies’ in the Nepali language is giving a hard time to both students and teachers, by Rajani Shrestha (kp 18/06/2022)

Late as usual : Delayed delivery of textbooks infringes the right to education of Nepali students, by Karuna Parajuli and Timothy Fish Hodgson (kp 12/06/2022), Local election, delay in material supply for printing to blame for delay in providing textbooks to students: Minister Paudel (rep 14/06/2022) [However, this does not justify the regular deferral of remote areas in particular!], There is always an excuse : Fertiliser shortages have been a perennial problem with the authorities always finding ad-hoc measures (kp 15/06/2022), Textbooks yet to reach Baitadi (rep) [Is this also due to the elections held five weeks ago? One has never heard of similar problems in the urban centres, especially in the KTM Valley!]

Nepal's education needs drastic change - UGC chair Subedi (rn 12/06/2022)

NFD-N calls guaranteeing education opportunity to disabled children (kh 09/06/2022)

The lockdown aftereffect : The impact of virtual learning and its repercussions on pupils are only now emerging (kp 09/06/2022)

Summer heat prompts school closure (kh 08/06/2022)

Education minister stresses need for reorienting education system (rep 07/06/2022)

Weeks into new session, Bajura schools facing shortage of textbooks : As per an estimate, 2.4 million textbooks are required in Sudurpaschim this year (ht 07/06/2022) [????]

ADB projects Nepal’s GDP to fall by 4.97 percent in 2030 due to school closures : “Severe disruptions in school education during the pandemic has impacted children through their formative years which will affect their employment opportunities and earning potential for many years.” (nlt 03/06/2022) [see ADB report], Suspension of in-person classes takes a heavy toll on pupils’ performance : Study shows 50 percent of guardians reported a decline in academic performance of their wards since the lockdown, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/06/2022)

Delay in supply of textbooks affects coursework : The new academic year in many mountain districts kicked off over 10 days ago but the lack of textbooks has rendered lessons ineffective, teachers say, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 29/05/2022), Indifference to education : Successive governments have failed to address the concern related to the supply of textbooks (kp 06/06/2022)

Govt. asked to withdraw decision to give two-day holiday in education sector (kh 23/05/2022)

Students in Rolpa apply theoretical knowledge in farming : Schools in Rolpa run agricultural courses that help students understand agricultural practices and gain technical know-how to generate better yield in fields, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 23/05/2022)

Educational institution in remote Taplejung village draws students from distant places : Students can get free quality eduction upto grade 12 at Sinam Secondary School in Sirijanga Rural Municipality, by Ananda Gautam (kp 19/05/2022)

Schools to have two-day weekend, full school hours on Friday (kh 12/05/2022), Education ministry directs educational institutions to implement two-day weekend, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 13/05/2022)

Election hits school enrolment campaign : School enrolment campaign has not been able to make much headway since most people are either out participating in political rallies or listening to the political campaigners, say educators, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 07/05/2022)

Collaborative lesson plans : When parents participated in virtual class with their children, learning became more fun, by Ganesh Bahadur Singh & Yogendra Man Bijukchhen (kp 04/05/2022)

School question papers prepared by local governments are full of errors : Experts hold the federal government equally responsible, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/05/2022)

Chandrapur adopts door-to-door campaign to make Dalit children attend school : The Education Unit of Chandrapur Municipality says that every possible step would be taken to help parents send their wards to school, by Shiva Puri (kp 30/04/2022)

Education incentive: Scholarships for daughters-in-law : In Makawanpur, Raksirang Rural Municipality has rolled out a scholarship scheme for daughters-in-law to uplift the socio-economic status of the local residents, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 20/04/2022)

Right Pedagogy of Teaching Economics, by Richan Shrestha (kh 20/04/2022)

NCE Nepal offers 18-point recommendation to parties for manifesto (rep 17/04/2022)

Education System In Need Of Change, by Tulasi Acharya (rn 11/04/2022)

Community school hostel boon for Chepang children : Many students in outlying Dhading villages had to quit studies owing to difficulties in attending classes given the long distances they had to walk every day, by Sarita Shrestha (kp 09/04/2022)

Growing appetite for school lunches : But can the Nepal Government that has rolled out meals for students in 71 districts meet expectations?, by Marty Logan (nt 08/04/2022)

Reinvigorating Literacy Campaigns, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 05/04/2022)

Implement Local School Curriculum, by Niraj Lawoju (rn 31/03/2022)

Learning & Earning Should Go Side By Side, by Namrata Sharma (rn 23/03/2022)

Government’s action necessary to strengthen public education, say experts : Six years since the promulgation of the Constitution, successive governments haven’t even prepared a bill for a Federal Education Act, which is crucial for improving school education (kp 22/03/2022)

Rural Municipality provides audio books to community schools (kh 22/03/2022)

Quake-damaged schools finally rebuilt in Baglung local unit : Half a dozen schools had been conducting classes out in the open since the earthquakes damaged their buildings. Absenteeism and dropout rate increased after the 2015 earthquakes, by Prakash Baral (kp 20/03/2022)

Students Yet To Overcome Pandemic Distractions, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 19/03/2022)

Right to education for children with disabilities: It's the government's responsibility, by Dev Datta Joshi (ht 17/03/2022)

Noise pollution affecting children in Palpa schools : Constant movement of heavy vehicles carrying limestones through school areas causes distress and anxiety among students, teachers and parents, by Madhab Aryal (kp 12/03/2022)

Linguistically limited : A year on, Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s mandatory Nepal Bhasa educational policy is not sitting well with students, teachers, or schools, by Marissa Taylor (rec 10/03/2022), Inclusion in teaching, inclusion in learning, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (rec 14/03/2022)

Need for Personal Leadership in Education Sector, by Simone Galimberti (rep 10/03/2022)

Emotional intelligence: To manage stress in education, by Pushpa Priya (ht 28/02/2022)

Minister Poudel stresses on increasing education budget (kh 25/02/2022)

New academic session from mid April: Education Minister (kh 18/02/2022)

4,157 Community Schools Selected For President's Reform Programme (rn 16/02/2022), 32 schools in Lamjung selected for PERP (rep 17/02/2022)

New academic session to begin after local polls (kh 15/02/2022)

Post-Pandemic Education Methods, by Binaya Ghimire (rn 13/02/2022)

Thami children deprived of education : Many girls and boys from the Thami community in Doramba Shailung and Khadadevi rural municipalities district marry in their early teens, by Santosh Dhungel (ae 10/03/2022)

Ignoring experts, many Kathmandu schools resume in-person classes : Doctors say children can infect elderly relatives. On Tuesday alone, 29 children under the age of 10 were reported infected, according to the Health Ministry, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/02/2022)

Bhote children deprived of education (ht 10/02/2022)

School students’ achievement has plunged under virtual learning : Experts point to two reasons. First, most students don’t have access to virtual learning platforms. Second, teaching learning has not been effective, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/02/2022), Virtual learning : It is a tough task for the authorities to provide a risk-free and secure environment (kp 07/02/2022)

Girls in Pipalgaun deprived of education : There are more than 30 girls of school-going age in Pipalgaun, a Dalit settlement in Achham, and none of them goes to school as the parents want them at home to help run the household, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 31/01/2022)

Online classes are no more new now. What can be done to make them further effective? Online classes are not going to stop anytime soon and there’s no alternative to making them more effective. If not, it will greatly affect the entire education system, experts say, by Prasun Sangroula (nlt 30/01/2022)

CM Shahi for issuance of federal education act (kh 25/01/2022)

New school reform plan set for rollout despite two previous flops : A 10-year Rs953.43b Education Sector Plan will come into action in July, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/01/2022)

Schools to reopen from Jan 30 to Feb 3 for vaccinating students (kh 19/01/2022)

Children’s literature for social change : To inculcate a reading habit among children and make them aware of their social environs, several Nepal-based organisations have focused on publishing children’s books that tell stories of the country’s diverse social realities, by Pinki Sris Rana (kp 18/01/2022)

Govt attention drawn to solve problems faced by education sector (kh 11/01/2022)

CCMCC decides to close schools till Jan 29 in view of surging COVID-19 cases : Vaccination card made mandatory at public places, including airports (kh 09/01/2022), Education Ministry decides to close schools until Jan 29 (kh 10/01/2022), Schools across Nepal shut until January 29 amid virus threat : Education Ministry asks schools to facilitate academic learning in line with the directives issued earlier (kp 10/01/2022)

Bharatpur metropolis makes tangible results in educational reforms ( kh 06/01/2022)

School shut in Banke as mercury dips (kh 06/01/2022)

Local levels closing schools following increase in cold (rep 02/01/2022), Schools closed to escape cold wave (kh 03/01/2022)

Government doing little to assuage stress of parents and students : Several schools across the country have recorded Covid-19 cases after they resumed in-person classes. But no measures have been taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/01/2022)

Poverty keeps children in Mugu out of school : Around 60 percent of children in Sayakhola, Kotilla and Mundu of Chhayanathrara Municipality are out of the school system, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 27/12/2021)

Snowfall In Manang Leads To School Closure (rn 27/12/2021)

Retaining students in schools : The myopic view of prioritising economic relief comes at the cost of increasing dropouts (kp 22/12/2021)

Mid-day meal programme ineffective in Myagdi : Community schools in the district are distributing cash to the guardians instead of preparing mid-day meals, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 21/12/2021)

Pandemic worsens disparities in young children’s development and learning in Nepal: UNICEF. “The pandemic has especially affected the health, learning and psychosocial well-being of the children” (nlt 20/12/2021) [see press release by UNIC EF as well as Child and Family Tracker (presentation)], Pandemic worsens disparities in children’s development and learning : According to a UNICEF survey, the early childhood development of one out of five children between the ages of 2 and 4 years in Nepal is not on track amidst the Covid-19 pandemic (kp 21/12/2021), Worry about ECE : These learning losses among the disadvantaged children at an early age could lead to more inequality in the future (ht 23/12/2021)

Menstrual health is everybody’s business Menstrual education in Nepal is woefully inadequate and, at times, actively harmful, posing risks to health while reinforcing existing stereotypes and stigmas, by Nishi Rungta (rec 14/12/2021)

Educational exclusion riles disabled persons, NFDN demands correction (kh 14/12/2021)

Schoolchildren in Darchula local unit yet to get textbooks : The current academic session started six months ago but the supplier failed to deliver books to 23 community schools in Apihimal Rural Municipality, by Manoj Badu (kp 12/12/2021)

Need of educational shift in Nepal: Are we willing to change?, by Janak BC (ht 10/12/2021)

Madrasa education to be included in govt curriculum (kh 07/12/2021)

President Bhandari calls to include Buddhist philosophy, Buddha’s messages in curriculum (kh 02/12/2021)

Creating An Inclusive School, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (rn 20/11/2021)

Dispute among people’s representatives deprives students of textbooks : Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality in Saptari has not yet released the budget for the education sector, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 16/11/2021) [Such irresponsible politicians should not be called "representatives of the people"!]

The scars of corporal punishment : School teachers inflicting physical and psychological abuse on students is rampant in Nepal, reflecting the sorry state of education in the country, by Swikriti Kattel (rec 14/11/2021)

Reverting to physical classrooms : In a survey conducted for this article, a majority of students opted for the hybrid mode, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 14/11/2021)

Why do most politicians send their offspring abroad for education?, by Prasun Sangroula (nlt 11/11/2021)

Day Meal Programme Draws More Students To Banke Schools (rn 10/11/2021)

Sex education in Nepal: Why it is an urgent need, by Amar Bahadur Sherma (ht 10/11/2021)

Act on education : Successive governments have pledged to pass a Federal Education Act, but it has not happened (kp 09/11/2021)

As schools are reopening, calls for assessment of learning outcomes : Stakeholders say there has to be some programme in place to ensure that  students are promoted only after they learn what their curricula prescribe, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/11/2021)

School enrolment down with decline in population growth, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/11/2021)

All schools set to resume; health protocols mandatory (kh 08/11/2021)

Federal education act remains an unfulfilled promise : In the absence of the law, local governments have not been able to manage school-level education in their jurisdictions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/11/2021)

33 schools in Doti closed for an indefinite period for salary issues (kh 31/10/2021)

The Education Cluster During COVID-19, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (rn 30/10/2021)

Govt set to launch environment protection programme in schools (rn 30/10/2021)

4.5 million girls at risk of not finishing school due to pandemicA UN report says with children remaining out of school,  the risk of child labour, gender-based violence, early and forced marriage, and early pregnancy may increase, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/10/2021)

Children with disabilities out of school in Karnali : For a lack of special classes, trained teachers and supporting physical infrastructure, disabled children in the province are deprived of basic education, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 10/10/2021)

Gandaki to be declared as literate province (kh 09/10/2021)

Viral on social media, this photo speaks volumes about development in rural Nepal (rep 04/10/2021)

Lack of textbooks affects studies in mountain region : Schools in Mugu and Humla have not received textbooks due to disruption of roads, by Raj Bahadur Shahi and Chhapal Lama (kp 01/10/2021)

Reshaping education in Nepal : Ensuring that children from deprived and vulnerable backgrounds are able not only to study but also to thrive in the classroom is a challenge that Nepal must win, by Simone Galimberti (nlt 30/09/2021)

Two local levels in Lamjung implement local curriculum (kh 28/09/2021)

Schools to run classes in person amid COVID-19 fear and uncertainty (kh 26/09/2021)

Musahar children can’t enrol in schools for lack of birth certificates : Child marriage, which is illegal in Nepal, is still common in the community leading to unregistered births of children from underage marriages, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 25/09/2021) [Every child living in Nepal has a right to unhindered school attendance! What does this have to do with birth documents denied out of narrow-minded and partly patriarchal ways of thinking?]

School Education In Disarray, by Mukti Rijal (rn 23/09/2021)

Open or not to open: School administrators in Hamletian dilemma in Valley (kh 17/09/2021)

Barriers to inclusive education : In Nepal, the right to quality, inclusive education is still a pipedream for girls with disabilities, especially in remote rural areas, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp 17/09/2021)

Two schools of thought : Reopen in-person schools only after holidays, with full precautions in place (nt 17/09/2021)

Darchula school running its classes from tents after last year’s floods and landslides : Around 124 students of Samaiji Basic School have been affected as they do not have proper classrooms, by Manoj Badu (kp 17/09/2021)

Class divide: Night and morning school students disproportionately disconnected : Online classes have robbed night and morning school students  of the quality education they desperately want, by Shranup Tandukar (kp 15/09/2021)

Achieving Literacy Goal, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 14/09/2021)

‘Example of compulsory and free education act is enough to know status of law implementation’ (kh 13/09/2021)

Kathmandu schools are reopening next week but many parents and experts are worried : Most private schools in the Capital are being run in rented buildings with small rooms and little open space. Imposing health protocol and maintaining distance is thus difficult, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/09/2021)

Schools Resume Classes In Bajura, Sarlahi (rn 11/09/2021)

Waling Municipality signs MoU with British Council to improve the quality of education (kh 11/09/2021)

Schools of the Air : Nepal and Australia deliver education by radio for students learning under Covid-19, by Felicity Volk (nt 10/09/2021)

Re-opening schools : The authorities, it seems, have come under increasing pressure to take the plunge (kp 10/09/2021)

Large number of children deprived of virtual learning, UNICEF survey shows : For 63 percent of children, textbooks are the only source of information. The survey was carried out among 6,643 children and guardians across the  seven provinces, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/09/2021)

Government comes up with homeschooling concept as academic year nears half way, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/09/2021) [Such an idea can only come from financially better-off people who have never left their infrastructural urban environment!]

Schools in Gorkha Municipality to operate from Sept 13 (kh 06/09/2021

Schools in Doti resuming physical classes from today (rep 05/09/2021)

Schools to open in Rajbiraj from Sunday (kh 04/09/2021)

Nepal's first autism special school in Chitwan district (ht 04/09/2021)

Valley authorities allow conditional reopening of schools : Local governments can allow schools to run in-person classes by following health protocols, by Anup Ojha (kp 02/09/2021), Kathmandu should not rush to reopen schools as children are at risk, experts say : City is reportedly preparing to reopen schools next week. Stakeholders suspect the decision is guided by vested interests, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/09/2021), Kathmandu Schools Not To Resume In-Person Classes Soon, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 05/09/2021), Kathmandu schools to open from September 17 (kh 06/09/2021)

Education Ministry comes up with action plan for operation of schools and colleges : Schools categorized as yellow and green zone to remain open, by Milan Dahal (kh 01/09/2021)

Eight local levels in Kathmandu implement local curriculum (rep 01/09/2021), Three out of 11 local levels of Kathmandu yet to implement local curriculum (kh 01/09/2021)

Public school students faring poorly compared to private schoolgoers : Students from Province 1 and Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini have fared better in four main subjects (kp 21/08/2021)

Need To Improve Learning Outcome, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (rn 21/08/2021)

Community schools in Kalikot resume classes amid pandemic (ht 20/08/2021)

Schools reopen in municipalities with zero cases of infection (rep 15/08/2021) [related to Baitadi (rep 15/08/2021)

School textbooks yet to reach remote Karnali districts : High airfare and disruption of road networks have delayed the transportation of textbooks, by Chhapal Lama (kp 06/08/2021)

School scholarship funds go unspent while students drop out due to poverty : Hardly Rs150 million was distributed to the target student groups in the previous fiscal year leaving around Rs700 million unspent, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/08/2021)

Tanahu DAO directs schools to suspend physical classes (rep 03/08/2021)

Schools told to stop in-person classes (ht 03/08/2021) [related to Dhading]

Making online education effective : The government needs to allocate more funds to support online teaching-learning, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 15/07/2021)

Inclusive education for the blind : It is their right, by Dev Datta Joshi (ht 15/07/2021)

Neglected by the state, broken by the pandemic, by Marissa Taylor (rec 13/07/2021)

Lottery to attend public schools: NSEP should aim for this, by Simone Galimberti (ht 13/07/2021)

COVID-19 Leaves Children In Dilemma, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn 13/07/2021)

Lack of internet affects Humla students, by Chhapal Lama (kp 13/07/2021)

Memorisation and understanding: Both necessary in pedagogy, by Dronashish Neupane (ht 09/07/2021)

Nepal’s class divide widens  : Online classes expose gaps between schools, but make some students more tech savvy (nt 09/7/2021)

Lessons not learned from the pandemic : Nepal has squandered another opportunity to fix a defective education system, by Dhurba Basnet (nt 09/07/2021)

New School Education Plan : Looking from bottom, by Hari Prasad Lamsal (ht 05/07/2021)

Manang students deprived of education as schools affected heavily by continuous floods (rep 26/06/2021)

Admission campaigns begin in Karnali schools, by Chandani Kathayat (kp 22/06/2021)

When should schools fully re-open physically?, by Ravi Chaudfhary (kh 20/06/2021)

KMC to implement ‘One Ward, One Model School’ program (kh 18/06/2021)

New academic session begins from today (kh 15/06/2021)

Government plan to introduce new school curricula suffers setbacks : Schools and teachers say the government should  postpone the plan considering the pandemic, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/06/2021)

Pandemic and shutdowns leave students without succour, by Prasanna Pandey (ht 13/06/2021)

Minister directs to withdraw textbooks containing country’s old map (kh 09/06/2021)

Schools to open in Birgunj from June 15 (kh 05/06/2021)

Online classes, no extracurriculars, but full fees : Many schools across the country have been charging full fees despite providing no extra facilities, by Aishwarya Baidar (Record, 04/06/2021)

School dropout remains a challenge, survey report shows : Poverty, parents’ illiteracy and lack of learning environment are major reasons behind high dropout rates, education experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [see report by Ministry of Finance in Nepali], Online classes a far cry for many students (ht 30/05/2021)

Uncertainty reigns over education sector with no signs of the pandemic ending soon : Nationwide grade 10 examinations had been scheduled to begin on Thursday  but authorities don’t even know about the new assessment modality, by Binod Ghimire (26/05/2021)

Education for Sustainable Development: The right bet for Nepal, by Simone Galimberti (ht 25/05/2021)

Online Education amid COVID-19: An assessment, by Shankar Man Singh (rep 22/05/2021)

Minister Shrestha is ignoring most pressing issues facing education sector, experts say : While schools remain closed and key exams have become uncertain due to the pandemic, the education minister hasn’t announced any measures to address the problem, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/05/2021) [That alone qualifies him to be a minister in the Oli government!]

Pandemic further pushes already 14-month longacademic session School board exams and MBBS entrance tests uncertain, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/05/2021)

Transform your school programme: Initiative for quake-affected schools, by Simone Galimberti (ht 10/05/2021)

Online Education: A Hobson’s Choice, by Umesh Raj Regmi (rn 07/05/2021)

Second wave of corona : Quality education compromised, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 04/05/2021)

Public schools focus on construction while virtual learning suffers : Most schools are using funds on classrooms and toilets construction, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/04/2021)

School closure gives parents a sigh of relief : Some are worried about how to strike balance between work and childcare, by Bijay Laxmi Duwal (ht 24/04/2021)

Billions spent on Dharahara but school reconstruction suffering in lack of funds : Reconstruction of college buildings damaged in the 2015 earthquakes is yet to begin as the government only recently decided to take Indian loan despite stringent conditions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/04/2021)

Online classes for some : The pandemic has exposed yet another  harsh reality—the digital divide (kp 21/04/2021)

Govt decides to close schools and colleges of city area with high risk of COVID-19 transmission (rep 19/04/2021), Cabinet decides to close schools in urban areas (kh 19/04/2021), Govt to impose stricter restrictions on crowded places (kh 19/042021)

National Human Rights Commission says schoolchildren at risk of virus infections : The rights watchdog calls upon heath and education ministries not to disseminate contradictory statements and urges the government to uphold the children’s right to health and life (kp 18/04/2021)

Three local levels in Solukhumbu announced fully literate (kh 17/04/2021)

To open, or not to open : Contradicting messages from government about running schools  amid the coronavirus scare confuse guardians, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/04/2021)

Schools with high number of students urged to run classes in shifts (rep 16/04/2021)

Health Ministry urges not to attend schools in COVID-19 affected districts, including Kathmandu (kh 15/04/2021), Educational institutions inside Nepalgunj sub-metropolis to be closed for a week (kh 15/04/2021)

No permanent solution : The last thing students want to see  is another shutdown (kp 14/04/2021)

How a conversation around the length of one’s hair exposed the toxic environment of a Kathmandu school: A number of former and current students at St Mary’s School say the institution reeks of  toxicity, with many suffering through years of harassment, queerphobia, and humiliation, by Ankit Khadgi and Samiksha Baral (kp 13/04/2021)

Suggestion to close educational institutions worries students, operators : After nine months of closure, most schools and colleges had started conducting in-person classes from January, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 13/04/2021)

Health Ministry recommends school closure for at least three weeks : Of the total infections at present, 14 percent are in children compared to 4 percent in the past, officials say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/04/2021), PABSON urges government not to close schools (kh 11/04/2021)

Nepal needs an ICT census : The survey will provide facts and figures to help manage education during crises, by Sagun Shrestha (kp 11/04/2021)

Govt mulling to stop physical classes as the COVID-19 cases see a fresh spike (rep 09/04/2021)

Govt to close educational institutes yet again if air pollution continues (kh 06/04/2021)

Students at this Humla school take classes outdoors : The building of Dharmodaya Secondary School has not been rebuilt after it was destroyed by a landslide in 2019, by Janak Bahadur Shahi (kp 03/04/2021)

Nepal govt shuts schools, colleges for four days owing to pollution (ht 29/03/2021), Education institutions ordered shut for four days, stakeholders criticise delayed response, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/03/2021)

Free broadband internet reaches 5,225 schools (ht 29/03/2021)

Valley’s educational institutions  in a fix over Covid-19 advisory : Schools  say the rule advising against holding gatherings will be impossible  to implement while conducting in-person classes., by Anup Ojha (kp 27/03/2021)

Durbar High School’s new building reeks of mismanagement : School administrators say they were handed over a new building with lots of facilities, but didn’t receive additional financial and human resources to manage the infrastructure, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/03/2021)

Schools in mountains to lose academic time (ht 17/03/2021)

Laws are not enough : We risk reversing years of hard-earned progress toward keeping children, especially girls, in school (kp 17/03/2021)

KMC makes Nepal Bhasa mandatory in schools (ht 14/03/2021)

Elite Stakes Dwindle In Public Education, by Mukti Rijal (kp 11/03/2021)

Itahari takes initiatives to end gender, sexual violence in community schools : The sub-metropolis has arranged for a gender focal person in each community school, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 11/03/2021)

Volunteering in schools : A real game changer, by Simone Galimberti (ht 09/03/2021)

Ministry decides to extend school year by 2 months : The new academic year will now begin only in mid-June, instead of April, and will be only 10 months long, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2021)

Nepal’s class divide : How motivated young teaching fellows are changing lives of students through remedial education, by Tom Robertson (nt 19/02/2021)

After mergers Baglung school buildings fall into disrepair : Fifteen community schools in the district have merged in the last four years after they struggled to survive with low numbers of students, by Prakash Baral (kp 16/02/2021)

Junk food prohibited at schools across the country (rep 16/02/2ß21)

Constitutional Imperative Of Civic Education, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 13/02/2021)

Scholarships: Engine of equity, social mobility, by Simone Galimberti (ht 08/02/2021)

Biplav-called strike shuts schools in five districts including Dang (kh 08/02/2021) [According to Netra Bikram Chand, the closing down of schools is obviously a revolutionary act to promote the education of Nepal's future generation! What an idiot!]

Around 1,000 schools on the verge of closure due to pandemic: PABSON (kh 07/02/2021)

With new building, Durbar High School attracts pupils from private schools : Parents who could no longer afford to send their kids to private schools after their incomes was shrunk by the pandemic are now looking at the government school as an alternative, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/02/2021)

Inclusive education for all: Joint front required, by Simone Galimberti (kp 25/01/2021)

Federal ministry calling shots in school projects irks local governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/01/2021)

Valley schools reopening after 10 months (ht 18/01/2021), Continuum of riskThere is little confidence that public health protocols will be maintained in schools (kp 19/01/2021)

Parents apprehensive about sending children to school after nine months, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/01/2021)

Students study in roofless classrooms at this Salyan school : A strong wind had blown away the roof of the school building some eight months ago, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 11/01/2021)

No school for the children of Upper Mustang this winter : All schools in the region, except one, have cancelled this year’s winter migration because of the pandemic, leaving many students with no choice but to stay back, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 11/01/2021)

Challenges Of Reopening In-Person Classes, by Bharat Chand (rn 09/01/2021)

Schools to reopen in Kathmandu metropolis from Jan 14 (kh 08/01/2021)

Children’s education: Poverty determines the outcome, by Amar Bahadur Sherma (ht 08/01/2021)

Uncertainty looms large among youths as pandemic cripples education sector, by Kunga Hyolmo (rep 08/01/2021)

Letting provinces hold grade 10 exams is just delegation of administrative task, experts say : Until provincial governments are allowed to prepare their own curricula, there is no devolution of powers as per a federal dispensation, they argue, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/01/2021)

Poor School Of Rich Village Sans Students (rn 04/01/2021)

Govt gives green signal to reopen schools that remain closed due to COVID-19 (rep 03/01/2021)

7 billion rupees remitted abroad for educational expenses, by Rubi Rauniyar (rep 31/12/2020)

70% of Nepali children studying at home on their own; families are selling assets to survive: Nationwide survey, by Shree Ram Subedi (rep 29/12/2020)

Angry students up in arms against inequality in education in Rautahat (ht 25/12/2020)

Making schools inclusive: Multi-sectoral approach needed, by Simone Galimberti (ht 21/12/2020)

How Safe Is It To Reopen Schools In Capital?, by Ajita Rijal (rn 18/12/2020)

Schools resume in Kathmandu without KMC’s permission (kh 17/12/2020)

Province 1 schools resume classes : Biratnagar has given permission to educational  institutions to conduct classes from December 17, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 16/12/2020)

Govt frames compulsory free education rules (ht 14/12/2020)

How can you be so irresponsible about education?, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 14/12/2020)

Reopened schools in Ajaymeru closed down due to Covid-19 spread : Sixteen individuals in the rural municipality tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, by D.R. Pant (kp 12/12/2020)

Schools in Shuklaphanta shut for 10 days (kh 10/12/2020)

Education Ministry continues action against two bodies for publishing commission report : A day after seeking legal proceedings against the two for violating copyright provisions, it asks major donors about their ties with them, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/12/2020) [The state is ours, says the Oli government. Civil society has to shut up or face action!], Government recommends action against two NGOs (ht 08/12/2020), Publish officially : There is a lot of speculation that the report was shelved under pressure from the private institutions (ht 09/12/2020), Schools or lives : Reopening schools requires a thorough assessment of the implications (kp 10/12/2020)

Exams or no exams : Students should not be made the victims of the older generation’s lethargy (kp 08/12/2020)

Kathmandu schools reopening after eight months : DoE claims 80% schools outside Kathmandu are already open (kh 07/12/2020), Reopening of schools in Kathmandu Valley, a Covid-19 hotspot, raises alarm : While local governments and schools say safety measures are in place, experts warn children may carry the disease to their grandparents who fall in the most vulnerable category, by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/12/2020)

Stakeholders want decision on grade 10 exams as time for registration arrives : They do not want a repeat of the arrangement made for last academic year and are also concerned about the extent of learning achievement across the grades, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/12/2020)

Private schools should operate under a trust, recommends National Education Commission Report : Commission had submitted the report two years ago, but govt refused to make public the recommendations (rep 07/12/2020)

A local unit in Rukum (West) implements revised academic calendar : Aathbiskot will run classes throughout the week to  compensate for classes missed amid Covid-19 fear, by Hari Gautam (kp 07/12/2020)

Schools struggling to manage pads (ht 07/12/2020)

Sudurpaschim schools are reopening after a long hiatus : Health officials warn reopening of schools is fraught with coronavirus risk, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 05/12/2020)

Education commission report publicised without officials on board : Thirteen of the 25 members of the commission, who made the report public, hope the document will help start a debate on reforming education, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/12/2020)

Children forced to study under open sky : Kisani Secondary School was severely damaged by July’s landslide and is yet to be rebuilt, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 03/12/2020)

64 percent children didn’t find virtual learning effective, nationwide survey says : Students across country await resumption of schools after months of staying home, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/12/2020)

Schools closed day after they opened (ht 01/12/2020)

Schools reopen amid coronavirus scare (ht 25/11/2020)

Challenge Of Reopening Schools, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 24/11/2020)

Six Local Levels Resume Schools, Four Others Planning (rn 24/11/2020) [related to Khotang district]

Better safe than sorry : The risks of contracting the coronavirus indoors are higher compared to outdoors (kp 23/11/2020)

Authorities told to implement framework for resuming schools (ht 23/11/2020)

Local units in Sindhuli decide to resume community school classesThree local governments have already scheduled the resumption of physical classes, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 22/11/2020)

Plan to resume schools must be backed by safety measures, experts and guardian say : No harm in trying to get back to normal, they say as virtual classes are ineffective, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/11/2020)

'Hello student program' to be launched in Province 1 to teach students via telephone (rep 19/112020)

Schools closed in Humla again (kh 19/11/2020), Humla schools closed after 32 students at a school test positive for Covid-19 : The District Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre has also restricted the movement of  people from outside as well as within the district to contain the spread of coronavirus, by Chhapal Lama (kp 20/11/2020)

Cabinet endorses guidelines for reopening schools : Local governments, however, say it might be too risky to open schools at the moment given the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/11/2020), Local levels given authority to reopen schools (ht 19/11/2020)

Schools to reopen after chhath festival (rep 12/11/2020)

Months into virtual learning, parents become more involved in their children’s education : There is no denying that online education has taken a toll on children and parents. But it has also given many parents an  opportunity to understand their children’s learning process better and be more engaged in their overall development, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 04/11/2020)

Learning Essential Life Skills, by Namrata Sharma (rn 04/11/2020)

Online classes : Bane or boon?, by Meera G. Anand (ht 03/11/2020)

मधेसमा शिक्षाको अवनति : प्रदेश २ ले पालिकाहरूलाई शिक्षामा पर्याप्त अभिमुखीकरण गर्नुपर्छ । विद्यालय उमेर कटेका किशोरीहरूलाई एकीकृत मातृभाषाका माध्यमबाट प्राविधिक शिक्षा दिन जरुरी छ, by Tika Bhattarai (ka 02/11/2020)

Let education continue : Government must ensure that no student will have to lose their academic year due to the pandemic. Every student should be able to continue with learning process, by Narayan Dahal (rep 20/10/2020)

Students to be promoted without conducting regular exams : Education experts say the Covid-19 pandemic needs to be taken as an opportunity to improve the assessment system in country’s schools, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/10/2020)

Parents Divided Over Prospect Of Reopening Schools, by Aashish Mishra (rn 12/10/2020)

A crusader of Sanskrit education : Chandrakant Paudel’s frustration at the inertia of progress is something felt by many in rural areas, by Pramod Mishra (kp 11/10/2020)

Learning achievement gap widening amid Covid-19, experts warn : While  students at private schools are having classes online that is not the case at government ones, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/10/2020)

How school curriculum is implanting caste stereotypes in young minds (rep 10/10/2020)

Two women people’s representatives in Ghorahi join school to learn to read and write : Locals hail Yami Kumari Pun and Hima Devi BK for sending a message about the importance of education., by Durgalal KC (kp 09/10/2020)

KMC To Implement Nepal Bhasa Curriculum In Schools (rn 06/10/2020)

Schools in Baglung find it difficult to implement learning facilitation directive : It is impossible to reach every settlement in the villages to conduct classes for students, educators say, by Prakash Baral (kp 30/09/2020)

Save The Academic Session, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 29/09/2020)

New guideline on virtual classes draws criticism from across the board, by Timothy Aryal (kp 29/09/2020)

Introduce flexibility in education : The option to switch disciplines is crucial to keep up with a rapidly changing job market, by Sarita Sapkota (kp 29/09/2020)

Gokarneshwar Municipality to open schools from Oct 2 (rep 27/09/2020)

Schools To Open In Mirchaiya Municipality From Tomorrow (rn 26/09/2020), Local levels to resume schools from today in Siraha district (ht 27/09/2020)

Students of public schools deprived of education (ht 25/09/2020)

Distribution of school book on Nepal’s borders and territory halted : Land management and foreign affairs ministries have  reservations about the textbook since Ministry of Education had prepared it without consulting them, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/09/2020)

School curricula slashed by 30 percent to wrap up the academic session : But many schools are still unclear on how to reach out to all the students in one of the five prescribed teaching methods and virtual learning remains a challenge, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/09/2020)

Schools in Taplejung prepare to run classes by adopting health and safety measures, by Ananda Gautam (kp 19/09/2020)

Rural municipalities turn to study groups after virtual classes prove ineffective, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/09/2020)

Some schools re-open in remote rural Nepal : Teachers and parents see no sense keeping schools closed when there is little or no Covid-19 spread, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 18/09/2020)

Online classes come at the cost of eye problems for studentsDoctors fear the risk of myopia, and predict that visits to doctors with eye complaints  will soar in the coming days as restrictions on movement loosen, by Samiksha Baral (kp 18/09/2020)

Digital classes not viable in Rolpa; teachers, students worried : Some schools in the district are considering running physical classes soon, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 17/09/2020) [This applies to many areas of rural Nepal. Most likely, politicians at the central political level have no idea of the realities of rural Nepal at all!]

Government adamant on implementing new curriculum for grade 11 this year : With the academic year truncated, private school operators, who are planning to start classes after Tihar, say this is not the time to put additional burden on students., by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/09/2020)

Parents welcome decision to introduce several alternative learning platforms : The directive comes as all students don’t have access to internet services at their homes to join online classes, by Aditi Aryal (kp 16/09/2020)

English pedagogy in the time of Covid-19 : Educators have had to face a new challenge, and that is the very method of teaching to reach all learners, by Abhi Subedi (kp 13/09/2020)

Internet problem pesters students during online education (kh 13/09/2020)

Local governments to manage school education : Local authorities  charge the federal government with waiting for months to announce the decision and hindering children’s education, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/09/2020)

Mapping Net Coverage, by Kundan Aryal (rn 11/09/2020)

Education Ministry allows private schools to collect fees for online classes (kh 10/09/2020)

Government deadline for total literacy likely to be pushed yet again : Since 2008-09, nearly Rs 12 billion has been spent on several  literacy campaigns, yet 24 districts are still not fully literate, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/09/2020)

Turn private schools into trusts, Bagmati proposes : The provision, says a provincial minister, will provide free and compulsory education to all children as envisioned by the Constitution of Nepal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/09/2020)

Alternative learning be recognized as part of academic session: Education Minister (kh 04/09/202) [This is a further disadvantage for the vast majority of children who do not have access to e-learning and at the same time a further overprivileged position for children in the urban high society.]

Government preparing to accord formal status to remote and virtual classes : Education experts, however, warn that a large number of children still don’t have to access distance learning, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/09/2020)

Education In Shadow Of COVID-19, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 01/09/2020)

How the government is failing education : The students who have been deprived of learning will look back to this time to recall how the government failed education in the name of pandemic, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 30/08/2020)

At least two-thirds of Nepal's schoolchildren unable to access remote learning during school closures: UNICEF (rep 28/08/2020)

Public school teachers challenge rule to send kids to state schools : No legal ground for making teachers choose public schools for their children, they argue, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/08/2020)

Gender inequality in education has widened during the pandemic : With families struggling financially, girls cannot focus on their studies. They have to help out in household chores and do not always have access to technology for remote learning, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 26/08/2020)

COVID-19’S Impact On Learning Habits, by Namrata Sharma (rn 26/08/2020)

Schools once used as quarantine centres are now damaged and littered with garbage : Many schools in Karnali Province have been left to pick up after the mess left behind by quarantined villagers, by Chandan Kathayat (kp 24/08/2020)

A digital tool transforms education in rural areas (rn 22/08/2020) [Online education not only depends on power!!]

Only 30 per cent students have access to IT in Bagmati Province (ht 21/08/2020)

Looking through ‘iron gate’  The anxiety around SEE this year should force a rethink of Nepal’s educational evaluation system (kp 19/08/2020)

Debunking Nepal’s Education Sector Fallacies, by Sourav Dhungana and Adhiraj Regmi (ht 19/08/2020)

Government fails to design courses for children with disabilities: Many schools are running virtual classes for their students, but children with disabilities have been left behind, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/08/2020)

Learning during Covid-19: Nepal has pursued remote and e-learning opportunities to offset school closures, by Pratistha Koirala (kp 16/08/2020)

Govt Exploring Alternative Ways To Upgrade Children To Avoid Loss Of Academic Year, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 16/08/2020)

Community schools in Baglung demand for handover of classrooms requisitioned for Covid-19 management: Local governments say the coronavirus threat is still not over and they may need the school buildings to quarantine and isolate people; The Cabinet on July 31 directed local officials to vacate schools and classrooms, by Prakash Baral (kp 14/08/2020)

COVID-19 impact on food and school in Nepali children: 20% of children eating less, 52% not studying at all from home (nt 14/08/2020) [see corresponding baseline findings by UNICEF Nepal and Sharecast]

Half of Nepal’s girls may drop out of school: Survey shows 53% of female students may not go back to schools when they reopen, by Namrata Sharma (nt 14/08/2020)

Covid-19 leaves devastating impacts on education, jobs and mental well-being of youths: ILO study says that the Covid-19 has disrupted the education of more than 70 per cent of youth, leaving a disproportionate effect on young people, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/08/2020)

School Enrolment Plan Questioned (rn 08/08/2020)

National Education Policy: A Comparative Analysis, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 08/08/2020)

Kathmandu starts drive to provide sanitary pads to students of all community schools in city: A total of 14,810 girls will benefit from the scheme, for which the city has released Rs 14.9 million to all its wards, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/08/2020)

Education ministry plans to revise calendar, curricula for new school year: A government-formed team of experts working out details, says officials, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/08/2020)

Online School Education And Digital Literacy, by Harsha Man Maharjan (rn 04/08/2020)

Call to grant rights to reopen schools to local levels (ht 03/08/2020)

Country’s education sector at crossroads, by Simone Galimberti (ht 02/08/2020)

Government prepares for enrolling students from August 18: Public health experts say schools shouldn’t be reopened for at least the next two months (kp 31/07/2020)

‘A decade of work lost in 4 months’: Nepal’s volunteer teachers fight the crisis in rural education caused by the COVID-19 lockdown, by Sheryl Lee (nt 31/07/2020)

As pandemic stops Nepali students from going abroad, consultancies and other businesses take a hit: Plans of thousands of students to study abroad have been either postponed or shattered due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions, and suspension of visa services, by Aditi Aryal and Elisha Shrestha (kp 29/07/2020) [This would be the time and opportunity for a complete overhaul of the Nepalese education system. Unfortunately, however, the responsible politicians are just as uninterested in this as they are in controlling the pandemic, providing emergency aid for the numerous natural disasters and measures to prevent them in the future, saving the economy in a forward-looking manner, full equality for women and their protection against criminal elements, exposing capital crimes or immediately rescuing the desperate migrant workers who are willing to return and creating jobs in the country on a permanent basis. Instead, the small male group in power, mainly Bahun, is engaged in senseless struggles for power and personal privileges.]

Ajad Secondary School Resumes Classes After Lockdown, by Madhusudhan Timilsina (rn 24/07/2020)

Education Sector Stuck In Limbo After Pandemic, by Bharat Chand (rn 24/07/2020)

Education ministry working to issue guidelines to resume schools, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 23/07/2020)

Remote learning of around two million students from private schools hampered as government fails to decide on fees: Teachers’ association says most of the schools have not paid their employees since March, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/07/2020) [In any case, remote learning is not possible in greater parts of the country and for major sections of society!]

Managing Education Sector, by Mukti Rijal (rn 16/07/2020)

Private schools decide to discontinue online classes from Thursday (rep 16/07/2020))

Education Ministry mulls allowing local governments to resume schools in places with low risk of Covid-19: Public health experts say it's not safe to hold any activity that brings people together, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/07/2020)

Community schools in Jhapa reach students through radio programmes: Although the schools are running online classes, most students cannot participate without an internet connection, by Parbat Portel (kp 14/07/2020)

Achham children deprived of education with no means to attend online classes: Most children in rural areas spend time roaming around villages, playing in groups or herding their livestock unaware of the risk of contracting or spreading the coronavirus, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 10/07/2020)

School Education Needs Paradigm Shift, by Bhushan Dahal (rn 10/07/2020)

Education ministry buckles under pressure from private schools on issue of charging tuition fees: After schools threatened to discontinue virtual classes, the ministry has withdrawn its earlier directive that prohibited schools from charging fees during the lockdown period, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/07/2020)

Private schools threaten to discontinue online classes if they are not allowed to charge tuition fees: The Ministry of Education has asked them to come with recommendations to resolve the issue, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/07/2020)

Education Sector Facing Uncertainty, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 30/06/2020)

Government finalising bill to grant licenses to schools only if investors agree not to use profit for personal benefit: The provision, however, will be applicable only to new schools as the law won’t have a retrospective effect, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/06/2020)

Private schools urge guardians to pay fee (ht 22/06/2020), Defying government’s directives and parliamentary committee’s order, private schools ask parents to pay tuition fees: Guardians’ association asks parents not to budge under pressure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/06/2020), A balancing act: Private schools can’t collect fees when they're closed. They can’t go bankrupt either (kp 24/06/2020)

Learning curves: Doubts persist over the efficacy of the government’s ambitious alternative learning model (kp 16/06/2020) [As so often, Oli obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. Probably within a week he will provide the whole country with the necessary infrastructure and personally take over costs that cannot be borne by the mass of the poor population.]

Reflecting on our behaviours for positive change: For a nation that continues to believe itself to be community-oriented, Nepal is increasingly becoming individualistic, by Diva Shrestha (kp 14/06/2020)

Online classes could lead to fatigue, long term physiological problems, say experts: While different countries have started debating about its negative consequences, Nepal’s government is promoting virtual classes without looking into ways to deal with its downsides, they say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/06/2020)

Time To Revolutionise Our Education System, by Avash Palikhe (rn 13/06/2020) [Obviously, the author has little information on Nepal's society and the conditions that exist especially in rural areas: E-learning will not be possible for a very long time!!]

Assessing Student Learning Facilitation, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 13/06/2020)

Children from low-income working class families can't join online classes: Schools and colleges across the country are rolling out online classes, but those without the means to get a computer or an internet connection are being left out, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/06/2020) [We are talking about the overwhelming majority of Nepalese school children!]

Private schools to lobby government to resume classes next month: Parents worry resuming classes may increase the risk of transmission of Covid-19, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/06/2020)

Gagan asks Education Minister: Are you venerating the President like Shree Six? (kh 07/06/2020)

For the first time, the government announces cash incentives to promote merger of private schools in the public: The incentive sum ranges from Rs 2 million to Rs 5 million, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/06/2020)

Oli administration taking decisions keeping respective ministries in the dark: Announcement in the new budget to assign private high schools to look after a public school leads to severe criticism, by Binod Ghimire [This is normal under Oliarchy!] (kp 02/06/2020), Idea came from private schools: Khatiwada (ht 02/06/2020), Public schools warrant more than cosmetic changes: Private schools can't bear the burden of overhauling Nepal's public education system (kp 03/06/2020)

Digital divide too wide for online classes to succeed in Nepal: The government has proposed online teaching-learning, but a majority of the schools and students in the country do not have computers, much less the internet, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/05/2020), The digital divide: Supporting private investment in education will not increase access to learning during the current crisis (kp 28/05/2020), Preparing schools for a changing digital landscape, by Sudha Rajouria (ht 02/06/2020) [An idea for rich people in urban areas!], Education under Covid-19: Who knows, e-classrooms and homeschooling could be the shape of things to come, by Mohit Rauniyar (kp 03/06/2020) [Most people in Nepal, especially in rural areas, have neither the necessary infrastructure nor the money!]

Innovating online education: Without proper plans, sufficient technological tools, and much-needed awareness among all stakeholders, it won’t be possible to achieve positive outcomes from ongoing online education, by Sagar Gyawali (rep 24/05/29020)

Educationists say private investment in education sector will only make schools more expensive: Government has announced to encourage private sector investment in education in its plans and programmes, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/05/2020)

The myth and methods of teaching English in Nepal: Whether syllabuses have worked or failed have always been decided by the learners of the language, by Abhi Subedi (kp 24/05/2020)

Tansen Municipality in Palpa to mobilise teachers at students’ doorsteps with no sign of school resumption: Other local governments are also planning alternative education approaches to teach children during coronavirus lockdown, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/05/2020)

Education Sector In The Govt Policy Paper, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 23/05/2020)

Education in the time of corona: Unequal access to high-speed internet is a big challenge for online education in Nepal, as the country exhibits a huge internet infrastructure differences among its regions, by Sanjeev Dahal and Roshana Dhamala (ae 22/95/2020)

Education In Emergency, by Umesh Raj Regmi (rn 20/05/2020)

Two schools in Humla are still running classes: The two basic schools in Limi, Namhka Ward No.6 are teaching their students citing that there’s no threat of coronavirus spread in the area, by Chhapal Lama (kp 17/05/2020)

Dilemma And Difficulty Of Online Classes, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 16/05/2020)

Lockdown gives distance learning a boost in Nepal: Home learning familiarises teachers and students with technology, and could help lift quality of instruction, by Shristi Karki (nt 15/05/2020)

Guru karma in virtual times: Nepali professors strongly believe in chalk and duster. The shift to virtual learning will be challenging, by Abhi Subedi (kp 10/05/2020)

A Note On The Goal Of Education, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 09/05/2020)

Millions of students face uncertain future (ht 09/05/2020)

Hitches Of Online Classes, by Bini Dahal (rn 08/05/2020), Lockdown gives distance learning a boost in Nepal: Home learning familiarises teachers and students with technology, and could help lift quality of instruction, by Shristi Karki (nt 08/05/2020)

Learning in the time of Covid-19: With many elite private schools fully shifted to online classes, ensuring that learning continues for all children across the country should take on heightened importance, by Sakar Pudasaini (kp 06/05/2020)

Govt Tells Schools Not To Enroll Students (rn 06/05/2020)

Is online teaching really worth it? School administrators coercing students to adapt technologies of learning better learn what the digital divide means, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 04/05/2020), Can we embrace tech education during lockdown?, by Raghab Sharma (kh 04/05/2020)

‘Grades I to IX results, admission process soon’ (ht 04/05/2020)

Soft loan announced for private schools that don’t charge students for a month: Some private schools don’t have savings to meet their expenses even for a month, say representatives, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/05/2020)

Schools Scramble To Run Virtual Classes, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 30/04/2020) [What about the rural areas, i.e. the greater part of the country??]

Local solutions for education: To ensure children continue to learn, federal, provincial, and local governments have to find locally adaptable solutions to support the learning opportunity for children, by Shisir Khanal (rep 30/04/2020)

School Unlikely To Open Soon: Edu Minister (rn 26/04/2020)

SEE to take place after situation gets normal: Education Ministry (kh 26/04/2020)

Educational Implications Of COVID-19, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 25/04/2020)

Education Ministry plans online instruction as lockdown halts teaching-learning activities: Country lacks the infrastructure to shift towards e-learning, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/04/2020) [This would at best be something for the children of the rich urban elite. The education gap would widen even more!]

Can computers replace classrooms? As a result of the nation-wide lockdown, colleges have rolled out online classes. But their effectiveness is questionable in a country where traditional pedagogy approaches are still highly practised. Online education isn’t for everyone though, due to issues of power and connectivity, by Ankit Khadgi and Aditi Aryal (kp 05/04/2020)

Organisations offer children free access to e-learning: Opportunity for thousands of students waiting for their Secondary Education Examinations, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/03/2020) [And what about the rural areas?]

Improving School Governance, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (rn 23/03/2020)

Education As State Function, by Mukti Rijal (rn 19/03/2020)

Schools, colleges to close down; SEE to take place as scheduled (ht 18/03/2020)

Political wranglings continue unabated in Bajhang’s public schools: Many school administrations across the district focus on taking financial benefits out of the school's budgets, according to the Education Unit, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/03/2020), Keep politics out of schools: Politicisation has compromised the quality of education (kp 18/03/2020)

Parents demand that schools close down but government wants to finish with exams first: As Covid-19 continues to spread, parents are concerned with the safety of their children, as schools bring together large groups of people in confined spaces, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/03/2020)

Introducing alternative mediums of instruction to early grade teachers: Including the arts in education can provide curricular access to those with diverse learning styles, by Niranjan Kunwar (kp 14/03/2020)

Government directive to rush exams as coronavirus precaution upsets school schedule: Many schools are scrambling to complete their courses to conduct their finals before March 18, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/03/2020)

Education in Rolpa: Students compelled to sit for exams before completion of course, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 05/03/2020)

Two-day Int'l Conference on Innovative Education begins in Kathmandu today (rep 02/03/2020)

Final exams are just a month away but a Siraha school has yet to teach three subjects: The then district education office in 2012 allowed the school to run classes till grade eight but didn’t appoint teachers, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 01/03/2020)

A nation at risk: Unless Nepal swiftly and significantly invests in innovative and cost-effective education initiatives, we may be handing over a highly vulnerable and risky nation to the next generation, by Arun R. Joshi (01/03/2020)

JEMC's printing press in Nepalgunj gathering dust for years, by Arjun Oli (rep 01/03/2020)

Teach them yoga: Schools of Nepal should find new approach of punishment that will help students outgrow negativity and develop positive attitude. The best way to do this is by teaching them yoga, by Biranchi Poudyal (rep 25/02/2020)

A week since the start of the academic session, Humla’s public schools are yet to start classes: Unlike other districts across the country, academic session in Humla starts in mid-February because the district sees extreme weather during winter, by Chhapal Lama (kp 24/02/2020)

Girl students benefit from installation of pad vending machines in community schools: The school took the initiative from this academic session with the help of the municipality, by Mohan Shahi (22/0/2020)

Lack of textbooks in Himalayan districts affect school enrollment campaign: Delay in supply of textbooks a yearly occurrence, according to students, by Hari Gautam (19/02/2020)

A nation at risk: Invest heavily in education, by Arun R. Joshi (ht 19/02/2020)

Community Learning Centres: An effective tool for development, by Uttam Maharjan (ht 18/02/2020)

Students are missing classes as schools fail to distribute sanitary pads: In May 2019, President Bidya Devi Bhandari had announced that sanitary pads would be distributed to girls in community schools for free from the beginning of the current fiscal year, by, by Pratap Bista (kp 16/02/2020), Sanitary pad machines being installed (ht 18/02/2020) [related to Birganj]

As many as 15 community schools in Tanahun start providing technical education: Technical education has been included in the school curricula keeping in view the unemployment of educated youths in society today, according to the Education Ministry, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 15/02/2020)

Inclusive education: It benefits everyone, by Pushpa Priya (ht 13/02/2020)

Taplejung’s model-oriented schools in dire straits due to high number of students, fewer teachers and lack of infrastructure, by Ananda Gautam (kp 12/02/2020)

Trapped between the shortfall of students and government policy, Kamalpur Basic School in Chitwan faces an uncertain future: The school has 25 students enrolled this academic year. Until two years ago, the school had grades up to five; the fifth grade was discontinued due to a lack of students, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 10/02/2020)

The local units will decide which schools should get state grants, not the president: Office of the President is envisioned to have a largely ceremonial role, not an executive one (kp 07/02/2020)

Private schools: Public questions, by Atindra Dahal (ht 06/02/2020)

Dalit children drop out of school due to poverty, by Janak KC (rep 06/02/2020)

Justice Key To Boost Education, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 04/02/2020)

Curriculum Framework For School, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 01/02/2020)

Bookstores' decision to halt imports places attention once again on taxes on books: Responding to the decision, many on social media have decried the taxation of books on the grounds that reading is about learning and education, by Shashwat Pant (kp 30/01/2020)

Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality is teaching Mandarin in schools: The locals from the villages along the Nepal-China border believe that learning the language will help them communicate better with those across the frontier, by Anish Tiwari (kp 30/01/2020)

A basic school in Rajbiraj fails to attract students: The school has a total of 13 students from grade one to five and all of them are given lessons together, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 30/01/2020)

Teachers demand that private schools be converted into trusts: An education commission has recommended that the government convert all private schools from companies to trusts in order to prevent commercialisation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/01/2020)

Schools in Rupandehi local unit are not ready for mandatory English teaching: People need to let go of the mentality that English medium teaching produces talented students, education officer says, by Amrita Anmol (kp 26/01/2020)

Community schools in Kalikot a playground for local political leaders: Politicisation of school management committee elections in community schools expose students to highly volatile political atmosphere hampering their studies, by Tularam Pandey (kp 22/01/2020)

Computer class ineffective in Jhapa community schools: Schools lack computers and qualified teachers to run computer science classes, by Arjun Rabanshi (kp 17/01/2020)

Province 5 trains community school teachers, students to improve SEE results: The province has introduced reformative education measures following poor performance by students in science and maths in SEE, by Amrita Anmol (kp 15/01/2020)

Charm of English-medium schools leading to closure of community schools in Tanahun (ht 15/01/2020)

Community school in Rolpa: Classrooms on the 'verge of collapse, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 14/01/2020)

Dump the old curriculum: There is a need to broaden our educational programmes so that students can access alternative methods and spaces for learning, by Niranjan Kunwar (kp 13/01/2020)

Yoga included in school curriculum (ht 13/01/2020)

At this school on Capital’s outskirts, blind students are setting sights on higher goals: Prithvi Narayan Secondary School caters to 14 blind students from a hostel run by a man who himself lost his eyesight at the age of 20, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/01/2020)

There’s only one secondary school in remote Chumnubri, and it has leaking roofs and few teachers: Besides Chumnubri’s students, children from Uhiya, Gumda, Kashigaun and Kerauja of Dharche Rural Municipality also study at the school, by Hariram Uprety (kp 12/01/2020)

A municipality in Rukum (West) to monitor public school employees and students’ attendance: Chaurjahari Municipality has introduced the Educational Counselling and Technology Programme in 23 of 40 schools to discourage negligence in teaching and learning activities, by Hari Gautam (11/01/2020)

Needed: More money for schools: The government must ensure adequate funding for education (kp 09/01/2020)

Three years on, ambitious school programme fails to meet a majority of targets: Officials cite falling share of the education budget as the primary reason for the poor show, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/01/2020)

At a community school in Salyan, there are no teachers: The municipal office reportedly transferred the last remaining teacher of the school to another institution, citing low enrolment numbers, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 07/01/2020)

Debating education: The pressing issue is not language of instructions. Lack of efficient teachers, declining number of students, lack of proper monitoring and evaluation on public schools by the government are, by Bam Dev Sharma (rep 06/01/2020)

Teaching challenges: Each student, motivated or demotivated, engaged or disengaged, has strengths that can be enhanced through practice and process of self-confidence building, by Simone Galimberti (rep 05/01/2020)

Education Minister launches sanitary pad distribution without preparation: The local governments, which are supposed to procure and distribute the pads, have yet to get the budget, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/01/2020)

Revisiting Public Schools, by Prem Khatry (rn 01/01/2020)

Children in juvenile reform centre deprived of schooling: There is a lack of teachers, textbooks and stationery for the children staying in the reform home, by Madhu Shahi (kp 01/01/2020)

‘’Mid-day meal’ programme in Dadeldhura’s community schools found effective: The programme includes the students’ parents, who are provided with stipends and taught to prepare nutritious meals for their children, by D.R. Pant (kp 01/01/2020)

Without proper sanitation facilities, girls keep missing school during menstruation: While menstrual taboos already lead girls to miss school, a lack of water and sanitation at schools only pushes them to stay away, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 31/12/2019)

This school in Lalitpur is fusing education with environment: Since its establishment more than a decade ago, Vajra Academy’s vision has been clear: equip students with the tools of critical thinking, not just churn out high-scoring SEE students, by Ankit Khadgi (kp 31/12/2019)

Year of controversy: Four years after the constitution came into force, the local governments have not been allowed to exercise their constitutional right of managing school education, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/12/2019)

Students in a Sarlahi school forced to sit on cold floors as mercury dip grips Tarai: In many ways, Janata Basic School is emblematic of the condition of community schools across the country, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 30/12/2019)

When will the schools be reconstructed? Only 43 of the 130 schools damaged by the earthquake reconstructed so far (rep 30/12/2019) [related to Palpa district]

A model public school in Dang provides mandatory yoga lessons: The school has ‘yoga classes’ for its seventh period where the students are led through basic yoga exercises, by Durgalal KC (kp 29/12/2019)

Sense and insensitivity: We are cultivating masses of insensitive, irresponsible, misogynistic youths who wouldn’t even go the length to be humans first, by Ushma Rebel (rep 29/12/2019)

Dropout rate in schools still alarming in Makwanpur: As per the data, the dropout rate for girls is slightly higher than for boys. As many as 6,524 girls quit school in the middle of the session this past year, from a total of 12,220 students, by Pratap Bista (kp 27/12/2019)

Govt to enact new laws for education sector (ht 25/12/2019)

Address Local Educational Issues, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (rn 23/12/2019)

Inclement weather keeps students away from Saptari schools (ht 23/12/2019)

Education policy not following constitutional provision, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 22/12/2019), Education Policy: An Overview, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 22/12/2019)

Midday meal increases attendance of students (ht 21/12/2019)

Rolpa, where students still walk three hours to reach school, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 20/12/2019)

Against constitution and Education Act, Kathmandu is hell-bent on holding grade 10 exams on its own, officials say: The statute promulgated more than four years ago authorises local governments to manage school education, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/12/2019) [Long live the authoritarian central state!]

In Kathmandu’s schools, it’s not just teachers who are watching you: Surveillance cameras have become ubiquitous in Kathmandu’s schools and colleges. But students and teachers say they come at the cost of personal freedoms, by Tulsi Tauniyar (kp 18/12/2019)

Concerns over education policy (rep 16/12/2019)

A local unit in Syangja initiates a campaign to reform education in community schools: Under the campaign, chief of the rural municipality is listening to students’ grievances, by POratiksha Kafle (kp 14/12/2019)

The only school in the Raji community in Bhajani is on the verse of collapse: The school was established around 12 years ago, with efforts by the locals, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 14/12/2019)

Fewer students attending Siraha school (ht 13/12/2019)

Govt unveils National Education Policy (ht 12/12/2019)

Hima residential school: A boon for helpless children, by Dhan Bahadur Budha (rep 11/12/2019)

Digital literacy campaign starts in schools (ht 10/12/2019)

Educationists question the rationale of extra classes in schools: While schools say extra classes prepare students to do well in exams, many believe they deprive students of free time and extracurricular activities, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 08/12/2019)

To keep students in school, local unit launches mid-day meals in Tehrathum, by Chandra Karki (kp 07/12/2019)

Problems running classes for disabled kids: School faces shortage of classrooms, sign language teachers, by Khagendra Ghimire (ht 04/12/2019)

State fails to allocate adequate budget to rebuild quake-ravaged public schools: The current delay means students will have to wait a few more years to shift from makeshift structures, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/12/2019)

Making schools friendlier and safer for children: Schools in other parts of the country need to start exercises in laying down rules and provisions aimed at curbing instances of sexual assault in schools (kp 29/11/2019)

Fund shortage likely to hit post-quake school reconstruction drive: Rs 30bn needed to finish  rebuilding all damaged schools within next fiscal (ht 27/11/2019)

New curriculum to be implemented from next year (ht 25/11/2019)

Free education by law: Nepal’s constitution and compulsory education act are more progressive than UN Conventions and other constitutions in terms of ensuring education as a human right, by Jivesh Jha (rep 25/11/2019)

Scrutinising The National Education Policy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 24/11/2019)

Shortage of funds pegging back community schools in Jhapa: Education experts say the lack of funding prevented the schools from running education reform programmes, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 22/11/2019)

Dadeldhura school uses a reformative teaching method to attract pupils: Open and engaging atmosphere at the school has encouraged guardians to enroll their wards at the school, students say, by DR Pant (kp 20/11/2019)

Modern science labs and libraries built in all of Butwal's community schools: The drive aims to strengthen teaching-learning experience through practical education (kp 19/11/2019)

The learning crisis requires a new approach: The crisis not only wastes the children’s potential but will also negatively impact future workforces and economic competitiveness, by David Malpass (kp 18/11/2019)

Failing education system: A Marxian paradigm, by Biplav Dhakal (ht 18/11/2019)

Students in Rukum (East) put their fishing skills to good use: Besides paying their tuition fees, some of the boys have been supplementing their families’ income with the money they make by selling fish, by Hari Gautam (kp 17/11/2019)

Mid-day meal programme effective in keeping children in school in Makwanpurgadhi: The rural municipality has allocated Rs 10 million for the programme in the running fiscal year, by Pratap Bista (kp 16/11/2019)

‘Beti Bachau-Beti Padhau’ campaign fails to take off this year in the absence of employees: Under the scheme, which is often referred to as a pet project of Chief Minister of Province-2, Lal Babu Raut, every newborn girl is to be insured across all eight districts in the province, by Santosh Singh (kp 14/11/2019)

Rolpa schools witness high drop-out rate, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 14/11/2019)

School keeps deaf students of different grades in same class: Teachers at Tribhuvan Jana Secondary School in Salyan say that they lack resources to run separate classes for the deaf students, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 11/11/2019)

Most public school teachers enroll their wards in private schools, a survey shows: Commentators say the statistics show the public school teachers’ loss of faith in their own profession, by Durga Lal KC (kp 11/11/2019)

Uprooting illiteracy in two years: Needs relevant laws soon, by Uttam Maharjan (ht 11/11/2019)

New education policy ignores nearly all recommendations made by a high-level education commission: The policy serves the interests of the private sector, which had lobbied against the commission’s recommendations, commission members say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/11/2019), The government has undermined education: A core value for a country to develop, the federal govenrment must make amends (kp 11/11/2019)

New education policy envisions Nepal as hub for students (ht 09/11/2019)

Government school in Meghauli adopts smart learning classes: Since the introduction of digital learning in classes, learning has become fun and effective, say students, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 07/11/2011)

Trust Deficit In Public Schools, by Mukti Rijal (rn 07/11/2019)

10 schools in Doti get safe infrastructures (rep 07/11/2019)

Political parties block community school merger and teacher adjustment plan in Rolpa: Rolpa district education unit says efforts to improve community schools have been stymied by political parties, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 06/11/2019)

Private schools in Jajarkot defy scholarship provision: According to the Education Act, 10 percent scholarship should be provided to children belonging to marginalised groups and families of martyrs, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 06/11/2019)

Confusion in local governments threatens to derail federal government’s total literacy plan: Singha Durbar aims to achieve total literacy in the country by July 2021, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/11/2019)

Filling in the education gap: Students who move to the Capital for higher education often find themselves in a challenging and different academic culture, by Arjun Bhattarai (kp 01/11/2019)

More Bankariya children are going to school: The ethnic Bankariya community is one of the most endangered communities in Nepal and owns no land, by Pratap Bista (kp 28/10/2019)

A madrasa blends traditional education with modern to keep up with the changing times: Talimul Kuran Community School in Birtabazaar is teaching subjects like English, Nepali, science, mathematics, social studies and computer, besides Urdu, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 27/10/2019)

Education Ministry makes a push for not counting illiterate persons during census: The ministry fears its claim on literacy rate could be called into question if 2021 census comes up with different figures, statistics bureau officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/10/2019) [???!!]

Technical education: Focus on practical work, by Uttam Neupane (ht 24/10/2019)

Student number dwindling in Salyan’s community schools: Guardians’ preference for private schools over community schools is contributing to the decrease in students’ number, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 22/10/2019)

Teaching life skills: From curriculum to classroom, by Dronashish Neupane (ht 16/10/2019)

Government has agreed to promote Mandarin in Nepali schools and not everyone seems pleased: Parents’ group says the government should not foist the language course on children, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/10/2019)

Movement to reform education system takes off in Dang: Local units have started monitoring government schools to ensure quality education, by Durgalal KC (kp 12/10/2019)

This monastery in Chobhar provides shelter and education to impoverished girls from Humla, but not everyone wants to be a nun: Girls as young as 10-years-old are dropped off at the Sulakshan Kirti Vihar for better education by their parents, but a monastic life is expected of them, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 05/10/2019)

Pokhara Academy of Health Science to start MD and MS courses: A meeting chaired by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on September 18 permitted to grant 17 seats for the academy, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 05/10/2019)

Many education consultancies are still operating without government permits: Officials say they are waiting for the Federal Education Act to define their mandate to oversee education consultancies, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/10/2019)

Students regular in school after the construction of new school buildings in Sindhupalchok: Construction of 290 school buildings has been completed so far, authorities say, by Anish Tiwari (kp 28/09/2019)

A majority of Musahar children in a Rautahat village don’t go to school: On school days, children from the impoverished community are seen running and playing in the village, by Shiva Puri (kp 28/09/2019)

Centre for Education threatens to cut student facilities if public schools don’t update student data: Local governments say they have been unable to update the data as they lack administrative staff, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2019) [This anti-federal government and administration will never understand and implement the principles of federalism!], The federal government should let local governments take care of education: Respective governments need to work within the parameter of their jurisdiction to make sure that innocent children do not suffer unnecessarily (kp 26/09/2019)

Number of students decreasing in community schools in northern Ramechhap: According to school administrations, the number of students has dropped because many families have migrated to cities for employment and other opportunities, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 22/09/2019)

Education For Progress, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 17/09/2019)

Province 3 government launches programmes to impart quality education in community schools: The Ministry of Social Development has allocated Rs 173 million budget in the current fiscal year to reform the school sector, by Subash Bidari (kp 16/09/2019)

US$ 10.5b education project in trouble: Mid-term review: World Bank and ADB skeptical about govt’s literacy achievement claims, not keen to further support SSDP, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 16/09/2019)

Free sanitary pad distribution helps improve attendance among girls in Sindhuli school: Under the One School, One Nurse programme, girl students in Janajyoti Secondary School have been receiving reproductive health counselling, by Sujata Lama (kp 15/09/2019)

Challenges Of Community Schools, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 13/09/2019)

Teaching population studies: The right age to start, by Mira Gotame (ht 09/09/2019)

Community schools outshine private ones in Rolpa, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 07/09/2019)

Government says it will achieve total literacy in two years: This is the third time the government has made this announcement, and experts say setting targets without proper evaluation won’t yield results, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/09/2019), The government should prepare a plan to achieve total literacy: It should focus more on ways to ensure that the children stay in school until they complete their studies, at least until the secondary level (kp 04/09/2019)

Attendance of Dalit students severely low in Kalikot: Guardians lament that they can’t send their children to school because they need manpower to make a living for the family, by Tula Ram Pandey (kp 02/09/2019)

Breaking the barriers : No matter how much we glorify role of ICT in improving education, it cannot happen without larger participation of teachers, by Hitesh Karki (rep 01/09/2019)

85% govt schools 'unsuitable' for teaching, learning activities: Govt Report, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 31/08/2019)

Hardly 15 percent of public schools are providing appropriate teaching-learning environment to students: Even model schools have below-average performance, a government study shows, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/08/2019)

Schools in Birtamod teaching local textbook (ht 29/08/2019)

Civic Education For Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn 29/08/2019)

Overhaul Public School Education, Prem Khatry (rn 28/08/2019)

‘Need to work with private sector for quality education’ (ht 25/08/2019)

Risky journey to school for lack of bridge (ht 25/08/2019)

Why Nepal’s public schools have a poor report card: A majority of public school teachers are affiliated to political parties. This gives them a defence against possible action if they fail to perform their duties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/08/2019)

Deschooling education: Every class has students capable of becoming singers, dancers, poets, athletes and actors but our education system is discouraging them every moment, by Anusa Thapa and Milan Pandey (rep 22/08/2019)

Saraswati Basic School taking loans to operate classes: The amount provided by the municipality to run the school is proving to be insufficient, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 22/08/2019)

Technical education in school offers earning while learning (rep 22/08/2019)

Improving The Quality Of Education, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (rn 21/08/2019)

Familiarizing children with local art, culture, lifestyle through local curriculum, by Krishna Kisi (rep 15/08/2019)

Deficits In School Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 15/08/2019)

Problems with large class sizes in elementary and secondary schools: Large class size is a learning and social justice issue that has often been overlooked, by Tom Robertson (kp 15/08/2019)

Province 3 to extend ‘One School, One Nurse’ programme to 119 community schools: Teachers, guardians, and students alike have come together to request the provincial government to launch the programme in every community school in the province, by Pratap Bista (kp 15/08/2019)

Government prepares diet plan for community school midday meal programme: The new guideline recommends cutting off junk food and providing locally produced food to children, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/08/2019)

Lack of female-friendly toilets hits classes (ht 13/08/2019)

Creating joy in reading: English teachers have to develop skills to teach reading. They should research and find out for themselves what works best for their students in the contexts and situations they are in, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (rep 11/08/2019)

A typographic tale: Embarrassing mistakes in textbooks reveal the sorry state of our education system, by Deepak Thapa (kp 08/08/2019)

Students fare poorly as they can’t comprehend Maths and Nepali curricula, study shows: The government report says students from the Dalit community and Karnali Province are the worst performers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/08/2019)

Telecom regulator wants to equip 930 public high schools with IT labs in six months: To achieve the goal, the contractor has to install and commission the laboratory at 39 high schools every week, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 04/08/2019)

In some colleges, students say teachers are going through their phones: While students decry invasion of privacy, teachers and staff say that they only do it for the protection of their students, by Sneha Dahal (kp 03/08/2019)

Merger of community schools in Dhankuta leaves school buildings abandoned: 22 community schools have been merged in Dhankuta since the drive started three years ago, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 03/08/2019)

Gender stereotypes: Hamper social inclusion, by Bina Jha (ht 02/08/2019)

Restructure SSDP: In line with federalism, by Hari Prasad Lamsal (ht 01/08/2019)

Students at community schools deprived of education facilities: The dropout rate in Dhanusha district remains high as student-oriented programmes have not been properly implemented, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 01/08/2019)

Education project proving to be a boon, by Shyam Rai (ht 31/07/2019)

Local councils are adopting unique measures to improve public school education: From recruiting younger teachers and developing localised curriculum to merging private and public schools, local governments are taking drastic steps, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/07/2019), A new lesson for all: The mayor of Changu Narayan has adopted measures to improve public school education which offers a sliver of hope (kp 30/07/2019)

Schools in Bajhang resume as Yarsa picking season ends: Students move to the highlands to collect Yarsagumba for three months—from mid-April to June-end—every year, leaving schools empty, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 26/07/2019)

Students having lower grades in any number of subjects can take supplementary exams: Over three-fourths of those who took the regular exams eligible for the test, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/07/2019)

Disabled children out of the education system in Achham: Enrolling students with special needs is just one way to bring them into the system; keeping them in school remains a bigger challenge, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 22/07/2019)

School introduces health insurance, by Mukti Prasad Neupane (rep 21/07/2019)

Technology friendly education in rural schools, by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep 18/07/2019)

60 percent schools in Mahottari inundated, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 18/07/2019)

Civic awareness: It begins in school, by Mira Gotame (ht 17/07/2019)

Lack of land halts reconstruction of around 300 quake-ravaged schools: Officials seek change in the existing building code for some schools on case-by-case basis, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/07/2019)

Students in remote Jumla compelled to walk four hours to school, by DB Budha (rep 13/07/2019)

The last and least in Rautahat: Nepal’s least literate district has seen little improvement in its schools since local governments were elected, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 12/07/2019)

Community schools in Dasharathchand run with minimum number of students: Parents prefer to send their wards to private schools, leaving government schools with few students, by Tripti Shahi (kp 11/07/2019)

The learning network: How Kul Labs—an e-learning platform with more than  200,000 monthly users—is here to change how you view education in Nepal, by Krishana Prasain (kp 08/07/2019) [see Kul Labs website]

Dasharathchand children attend schools in IndiaStudents prefer to go to Indian schools, as they have to walk a long distance to reach schools on the Nepali side, by Tripti Shahi (kp 08/07/2019)

New rules for effective  examination system (ht 08/07/2019)

Addressing the learning crisis: Public sector officials, workers and politicians should be required to send their children to community schools, by Shyam Dahal (kp 07/07/2019)

Reimagining education: Students need to be trained to challenge conventional wisdom and to create new ideas. These skills can be garnered if students are allowed free thought and taught questioning skills, by Pradip Adhikari (rep 07/07/2019)

Physically punishing students is ineffective, harmful, and illegal but teachers continue to do it: Many school teachers, and even parents, still believe that physically disciplining students is sometimes necessary, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2019)

Revamp public schools: Dismissing the unqualified teachers and recruiting fresh ones through a highly selective appointment process will improve the quality of education (ht 01/07/2019)

School education system: Have role for assistant principal, by Sanam Maskey (ht 01/07/2019)

Pupils of a Dailekh school use umbrellas inside their classrooms on rainy daysThe number of students at Malika Secondary School has fallen by 20 percent because of poor state of the classrooms, by Jyoti Katuwal (kp 27/06/2019)

Community schools struggling with English medium, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 25/06/2019)

How schools are becoming easy  target to fulfil petty party interests: The trend has increased as Netra Bikram Chand-led outfit  intensifies anti-government activities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/06/2019)

Chepang students in Dhirang suffer in the absence of secondary schoolAspiring students from Dhirang and surrounding villages receive no support to pursue higher studies, by Pratap Bista (kp 21/06/2019)

Private schools in a Rupandehi municipality raise school feesParents complain that authorities responsible for monitoring school fees are mum on the matter, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 17/06/2019)

Students at a Janakpur basic school go to school—not to study but to teach: Two months since the start of the academic session, students at Shree Basic School have yet to get textbooks and hence they teach their juniors, by Santosh Singh (kp 16/06/2019)

Dalit school struggling in lack of resources, by Kamlesh Thakur (rep 16/06/2019)

Children in storm-affected districts unable to go to school, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 16/06/2019)

Bend it like Baba: Yoga should be included in the  curriculum because it sharpens the students’ mind, by Thaneshwor Chalise (kp 16/06/2019)

Mandarin made mandatory in many schools: ‘Chinese embassy footing teachers’ bill’, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 15/06/2019)

Chhaupadi affects teaching-learning (ht 13/06/2019)

On education, keep your promise (rep 10/06/2019)

Local governments cause delay in data collection of out-of-school children: Study aims to find out reasons for not enrolling children in schools, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/07/2019)

Do not fail students in WASH: Nepal must ensure progress in water, sanitation and health continues, so children stay in school, by Marty Logan (nt 07/2019)

Keeping up with Asia: Investing in children is the best investment a country can make, by Ned Olney (kp 06/06/2019)

Siladhuni students walk for six hours to go to school and come back home: Students face hardship, as there are no other secondary schools in the area (kp 03/06/2019)

Gorkha women learn to read and write: Women in Namjung village have joined the adult literacy class run by the government’s community learning centre, by Hariram Uprety (kp 02/06/2019)

Education budget courts criticism: The amount earmarked is not enough to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Education, educationists say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2019)

Sisterhood of students: A new approach allows older female students to support younger ones to complete schooling, by Priyanka Budathoki (nt 31/05/2019)

Education gets 10.68pc of budget share, half of what government had pledged: Finance minister has added some new programmes but without adequate funding, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/05/2019)

Children skip classes to sell kafal, by Janak KC (rep 27/05/2019)

Oli’ statement supporting private school operators draws criticism: Members of a commission which has suggested turning private schools into trusts say the prime minister must stop making  unconstitutional remarks, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/05/2019) [Providing free and equal quality education to all children is one of the outstanding tasks of the government! It must not be downhanded to private business enterprises!], Rukum local unit decides not to issue licence to establish private schools, by Hari Gautam (kp 26/05/2019)

On schooling, un-schooling: Can we revisit schools as a space to rebuild communities?, by Ayushma Regmi (kp 25/05/2019)

Budgeting for education: Government needs to allocate more funding towards the education sector (kp 24/05/2019)

Sanitary pads bring down girl students’ absenteeism (ht 24/05/2019)

Sixth Kantipur HISSAN Education Fair kicks off at Bhrikutimandap in the Capital (kp 24/05/2019)

Starting Nepal’s green school movement: Surkhet has a new, community focused eco-friendly school that could be a model for others, by Sheilin Teo (nt 24/05/2019)

South Asia has made progress in education enrolment but quality remains a challengeGirls outnumber boys in the school system in most of the countries in the region, including Nepal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/05/2019)

Retain girls in school: A good school is a step towards reducing school drop-outs among girls and postponing their marriage until the marriageable age (ht 20/05/2019)

On education, government looks generous with words but stingy with funds: Despite pledges to improve quality of education, government unlikely to increase budget for the sector, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/05/2019)

Lack of proper buildings affectsstudents in Kanchanpur schools, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 19/05/2019)

‘One ward, one model school programme’ starts in Ilam, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 18/05/2019)

Can a bus change the way children are taught in Nepal?, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 17/05/2019)

Ministry 'piloting' school curricula without cabinet nod, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 11/05/2019)

A school with just four students, by Lokendra Khanal (rep 11/05/2019)

The role of religion in education: Religions should help individuals achieve spiritual heights; they must not be allowed to impede an individual’s growth, by Pramod Mishra (kp 09/05/2019)

Future of education: Public needs to see the education reform report so that larger discourse may begin (kp 08/05/2019)

Rolpa schools struggling in lack of funds, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 08/05/2019)

Education panel members put pressure on PM’s office to make public its report: Government has ignored even a right to information plea, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/05/2019)

Majority of girls in Achham district out of school system, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 06/05/2019)

Critical Thinking In Education, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 04/05/2019)

Nepali Muslims on the margins: Madrasa education needs to be improved to uplift Nepal’s Muslim community, by Prakriti Kandel (nt 03/05/2019)

Private school operators decry local governments’ enrolment rule: They say forcing public office holders to send their children to public schools is against right to freedom, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/05/2019)

Continuous assessment system: From paper to pedagogy, by Dronashish Neupane (ht 02/05/2019)

In this Dhanusha village, people close their children’s school to host wedding parties, by Santosh Singh (kp 02/05/2019)

Schools shut in Bajhang as teachers, students head to highlands (rep 01/05/2019)

Govt yet to dispatch 5.5 million copies of school textbooks to districts (ht 29/04/2019)

Siyari Rural Municipality implements mandatory tiffin rule for primary school students, by Mohammad Habib (rep 28/04/2019)

Education ministry directs schools to collect data on out-of-school children: The move is an extension of the enrolment drive that aims to leave no children behind, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/04/2019)

Local bodies abuse law in school licensing (ht 27/04/2019)

Enrolment drive for Chepang kids (kp 26/04/2019)

Challenges For Private Schools, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/04/2019)

Rebuilding of schools after quake faces funding gap of Rs 27 billion: Thousands of children will be studying in makeshift structures for a few more years, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/04/2019), Reconstructed schools lack toilets (ht 23/04/2019), Quake-hit school buildings yet to be reconstructed in Dolakha (ht 24/04/2019)

Community schools hike fees after becoming English medium: Guardians complain of the hike, saying they cannot afford to send their wards to schools, by Binod Bhandari (kp 23/04/2019)

Ailments of education: Almost all teachers and professors expect high level of respect from students but they don’t show respect to their students, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (rep 21/04/2019)

Enrolment drive a ritual if poor families don’t get support, experts say: Stakeholders stress need to ensure opportunity costs for extremely marginalised communities so that they can send their children to school, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/04/2019), Ministers ignore wards undereducational guardianship, by Binu Timsina (kp 21/04/2019) [Leading politicians only love the show; they never mean what they say!!]

Palpa local units implement plan to turn private schools into community bodies, by Madhav Aryal (kp 19/04/2019)

Free uniforms, materials to attract students, by Amrita Anmol (kp 19/04/2019)

School enrolment drive ineffective in most districts across the country (kp 18/04/2019)

Schools lack money to buy textbooks as local governments fail to disburse funds: Local level officials blame unavailability of data on students for  the failure to release the money, but some schools disagree, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/04/2019)

Private schools in Parbat increase fees by 25%, by Chhavi Lal Tiwari (rep 15/04/2019), Monitor fees of private schools (rep 16/04/2019)

Community school denies students their exam results for failing to pay fees, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 14/04/2019)

KMC fixes tuition fee for private schools (ht 11/04/2019), KMC hikes school fees by 27%, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 11/04/2019)

Continuous assessment: Fundamental to pedagogy, by Dronashish Neupane (ht 10/04/2019)

Public schools in Karnali state are yet to receive textbooks, by Chandani Kathayat and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 09/04/2019)

MoFAGA clears confusion on school meal programme (ht 08/04/2019)

Reforming education: Those who vowed to transform education system are in power today. But they have not done much, by Sandip Neupane (rep 04/04/2019)

Transformation in teaching: For realizing the changes, our universities must shift some weight of teaching to learning, knowledge to skills, exams to diversified assessment and degrees to disciplinary identity, among others, by Sudha Tripathi, Shyam Sharma and Surendra Subedi (rep 03/04/2019)

Disaster-hit students in dilemma as  Class X board examinations approach, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 03/04/2019)

Substandard infrastructure in Jajarkot schools affects students, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 31/03/2019)

‘Company-run schools should be made service-based institutions’ (ht 27/03/2019)

More daughters are enrolled in public schools while sons are sent to private ones: Even though girls outnumber boys in the 10th grade national level exam, discrimination is clearly visible, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/03/2019)

Girl students receive bicycles in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri (kp 16/03/2019)

Foreign investment to be allowed in education consultancies, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/03/2019)

When freezing cold shuts down classes, these schools migrate south for the winter: For years, two schools in a remote rural municipality in Upper Mustang had no option but to close for months during winter. This year, for the first time, they moved down the mountains to Tanahun and conducted regular classes, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 09/03/2019)

Many children from Dalit, marginalised groups in Siraha are still out of school, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 06/03/2019)

Out of the classroom: Service learning seems to be a viable option and worth being taken up by schools, by Dronashish Neupane (kp 06/03/2019)

More than the birds and the bees: Schools in Nepal need to teach sexuality in a comprehensive way and set up mechanisms to address sexual abuse in the community, by Niranjan Kunwar (kp 02/03/2019)

Locally Contextual Education, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 02/03/2019)

Kids from marginalised communities deprived of lunch allowance (ht 02/03/2019)

63,000 students of five mountain districts yet to get textbooks (rep 02/03/2019)

Schools in Dhading village have computers but no electricity, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 02/03/2019)

Local governments working to improve quality in community schools (kp 01/03/2019)

Schools without quality: We have a shared responsibility to improve education quality by rooting out ills that plague both government and private schools, by Chandra Mani Bimali (rep 28/02/2019)

Eight per cent locals illiterate in Lamjung (ht 26/02/2019)

Girls' education still not a priority for Jumla families, by DB Budha (rep 25/02/2019)

Overhauling education system: The biggest shortcoming of our education system is that we have not been able to engage the students. At times, our classrooms feel like jails to students, by Milan Pandey (rep 25/02/2019)

Students crushing stones to manage educational expenses (rep 25/02/2019)

CM Gurung flays existing education system (ht 24/02/2019)

What ails our education? We cannot expect much from the teachers who passed their exams by reading the guide books and guess papers, or by cheating, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (rep 23/02/2019)

Multilingual Tuesdays: Whether they start a Multilingual Tuesday program or one called Matribhasha Mangalbar, it is high time that private schools advanced multilingual competence among their students, by Shyam Sharma (rep 21/02/2019)

Back to school: Providing midday meals is a step towards curbing drop-outs in schools (kp 18/02/2019), School stops mid-day meal, Chepang students quit school, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 18/02/2019)

Mid-day meals attract children to schools in Achham, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 17/02/2019)

Talk about it: Education on sexual reproductive health needs further attention and investment in Nepal, by Dev Raj Acharya (kp 17/02/2019)

Many children in Tarai districts of Province 5 are still out of school (kp 15/02/2019)

SEE starting from March 24: NEB to conduct exam this time too (ht 14/02/2019)

Think beyond English: Overemphasis on English in Nepal’s schools at the cost of local languages and culture is detrimental, linguistically, cognitively and psychologically, to overall development of children, by Laxmi Prasad Ojha (rep 14/02/2019)

Teaching students: The right input needed, by Dronashish Neupane (ht 13/02/2019)

Creating smart schools: No nation has progressed fast in terms of technology adoption when its school going children are not fully integrated to technological developments, by Hitesh Karki (rep 12/02/2019)

Millions of students affected by Chand-led Maoist party’s strike, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/02/2019)

KMC to implement local curriculum (kp 05/02/2019)

Education Planning and Lapses, by Prem Khatry (rn 05/02/2019)

Establishing common ground: Consider community gardening for education, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 03/02/2019)

‘Commercial’ education must come to an end: Baskota (kp 03/02/2019) [Without fundamental improvement of public schools by the state??], Rolpa community schools losing students to private schools, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 03/02/2019) [Obviously, the Maoists' insurgency has been very effective in their core area or has this district been forgotten by the former revolutionaries?]

In education, Kathmandu wants to hold sway over local governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2019) [This is typical for the anti-federalist central elite!]

Local governments developing localised school curriculum, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/01/2019)

Saving our schools: As the country moves forward with the slogan of ‘build back better,’ it is important to consider 16 indicators of minimum school safety, by Sangeeta Rijal and Pratistha Pyakurel (rep 31/01/2019)

Education Taking New Turn, by Mukti Rijal (rn 31/01/2019)

Learn to unlearn: Tara Westover’s Educated has important lessons for Nepal, by Pramod Mishra (kp 31/01/2019)

Jajarkot children still out of schools (ht 28/01/2019) [The former Maoist party has long been in power in a leading position, but obviously nothing has changed in one of the initial districts of its uprising!]

Local level reps visit schools to discuss problems (ht 28/01/2019)

Soft skills: All what matters in education, by Nirjala Poudel (ht 28/01/2019)