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Educational rights curtailed on bureaucrat’s interest

Educational rights curtailed on bureaucrat’s interest

Edukhabar Analysis / The political and administrative restructuring of the Nepali state are being carried out simultaneously. Nepal proclaimed a new constitution from the Constituent Assembly after an...

Local governments: No roadmap even after 5 months !

Local governments: No roadmap even after 5 months !

Kailali -  The local representatives have already spent five months of their tenure. But they are unsure on how to implement the responsibility regarding education tasked to them by  the con...

Local govts start work on school education

Kathmandu - With the authority to manage school education coming to them, the local governments have started forming committees led by their heads to formulate policies to boost quality at the state-f...

Local representatives say public schools are failing

Local representatives say public schools are failing

Bhaktapur - Ward Chairmen of various municipalities have expressed concern saying that the quality of public education in the country is failing.  The ward chairmen are the ex-officio members of...

Classrooms can not only ensure quality education

Classrooms can not only ensure quality education

The new constitution has entrusted the right to maintain the secondary education to the local governments. This has triggered a debate over the management of public eduation in Nepal in the changed co...

Who will monitor quality of education at local level ?

Who will monitor quality of education at local level ?

Kathmandu- History books state that the practice of monitoring schools started in Nepal during the tenure of Jangabahadur Rana in 1910 BS, when Durbar High School was established in Kathmandu. He appo...

Reform in public education: Management of resources is a big challenge

Reform in public education: Management of resources is a big challenge

Kavre - We need resources to maintain the quality of our work. The standard quality is always dependent upon finance. This same rule applies in education too. Therefore, only we can ensure quality edu...

Who will pay bills for free education central or local government ?

Who will pay bills for free education central or local government ?

Kathmandu - The constitution says basic education would be both compulsory and free for all. It entrusts local bodies for managing basic education up to the secondary level school. The local represent...

Local bodies gear up to bring their own educational act

Local bodies gear up to bring their own educational act

Kathmandu - Hundred days have already passed ever since Rameshwor Shrestha assumed the post of mayor in Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. He says he still remembers promises delivered to his people be...

Power to local bodies: An opportunity for education reform

Power to local bodies: An opportunity for education reform

The new constitution has entrusted local governments for maintaining secondary education. With the new federal set up, there are concerns over how the local government can effectively perform their ne...

‘Let’s invest tax for education’

‘Let’s invest tax for education’

Kathmandu- Indramani Giri, who hails from Jhapa, is running a small business in Kathmandu. He is not sure on whether taxes he pays to government are being utilised. He says he pays tax to government e...

Why politicians should be serious to increase investment in education?

Why politicians should be serious to increase investment in education?

Kathmandu- The quality of education will not improve until the political commitment towards public education translates into action. Political leaders should not ignore their commitments made during e...

Why should local bodies safeguard their educational rights ?

Why should local bodies safeguard their educational rights ?

With local governments getting greater educational rights, two schools of thoughts are dominating the public debate. One side is suspicious that the quality of education would further erode under the...

‘Corruption, a big challenge to local bodies’

‘Corruption, a big challenge to local bodies’

Bhaktapur -  Experts have stressed that reducing corruption in local bodies would significantly help securing more financial resources for improving the quality of education. They argue that more...

Will the local bodies appoint 'qualified' or 'loyal' teachers?

Will the local bodies appoint 'qualified' or 'loyal' teachers?

Edukhabar Commentary - Local governments have assumed responsibilities in almost all parts of the country except province number two. In some places they have unveiled their budget while in others the...