Kathmandu - Head Teacher (HT) of Bhuwaneswari Basic School of Indrawati Rural Municipality (RM), in Sindhupalchok, Ms Anjana Bhandari was beaten up by Khamsong Tamang, alias Ramesh, the Chairman of the School Management Committee (SMC), alleging that the date in  the letter calling for a meeting of the SMC was not correct, the news got priority with a photo of the injured eye of the HT. 

The Nepal Teachers Federation Municipal Executive Committee has demanded action against the culprits for allegedly assaulting Principal Bhandari. According to the news, the HT has filed a complaint against the chairman to the police.

A Head Teacher plays an important role to improve schools in all fronts.. A school can operate smoothly and improvement can only be done with an understanding, mutual support, and coordination between the HT and the SMC. There are many examples of school improvement achieved by HT and SMC chair working together. The role of teachers' self-confidence is important in improving the quality of education. Conflicts can also occur when interests do not align. But the act of assaulting the HT cannot be appropriate in any way. If the HT has committed misconduct, there is a legal process to determine and take action. Anyone of SMC engaging in violence is never acceptable. The HT has dared to openly reveal the incident that happened to her and file a police report.

Also from an educational  perspective, this behavior is not agreeable  for SMC chair. Such behavior undermines the acceptability of the SMCs. When other stakeholders are not supporting SMCs, such incidents would sent a negative message about the need for SMC. If the SMC Federation is to be active and responsible, it should investigate the facts, apologize for the act of SMC chair, and condemn the actions of the chair.

Although teachers regularly attend schools in Himali RM of Bajura, students have stopped coming because of cold and they have gone to collect herbs, there was news. Most of the schools have been empty lately as some people go to collect herbs and others to shift the shed of their sheeps and goats to down (bensi), the news quoted. 

The school opening and holiday calendar should be tailored to the local environment to manage such situations. During the herb-collecting season in Bajura's alpine meadows (patans) (that can give  main source of family income), it is natural for their immediate family needs to take priority. It is also important for students to learn about occupational traditional  knowledge. These kinds of  knowledge are not included in the curriculum.It would be good for schools  providing them with opportunities for learning through doing . Making news  that give a negative connotation to students who are not in school, without considering the opportunities to learn to recognize herbal medicine, collection skills, and sheepfold shifting skills, is a narrow understanding of the media.   Giving more importance to mere presence in the classroom without understanding the diverse learning opportunities is trivial.

The head teacher and teachers of Pidarboni Secondary School in Lahan have started going door-to-door in Dalit settlements and urging them to send their students to school regularly. The school teachers launched this campaign because most of the children from the poor Dalit community who attend the public school are not regular, the news mentioned. Due to the low attendance of students in grades 6 to 10, making it difficult to improve school results, teachers have started going door-to-door to urge parents to send their children to schools regularly - a news reported.

There was news report that a technology-friendly education campaign has been successful in retaining students at Bharse Janasahyog Secondary School in Satyawati Rural Municipality, Gulmi. It is said that the technology-friendly education campaign was launched after the number of students decreased due to migration.
In memory of Devi Prasad Chhantyal, his family and relatives have provided financial assistance to purchase a smart board at Ritung Secondary School located in Dulekharka, Raghuganga RM, Myagdi, the news published. 

Public school teachers are protesting and demanding the cancellation of the transfer of teachers, management of head teacher, adjusting and managing teachers' posits, and school adjustment based on local laws in Birendranagar Municipality of Surkhet, there was the news. The municipality had transferred the teachers on 29 October.
Education activists have drawn attention to the fact that the process of appointing head teachers through internal competition in public schools in the Inaruwa Municipality area has not been completed for even nine months.

According to the directives given by the Commission for the Investigation Abuse of Authority, the Education Development and Coordination Unit, Kathmandu, has directed to appoint HTs immediately in public schools in all municipalities of Kathmandu district, except Kathmandu Metropolitan City, quoted the news. 

Tikaram Ghimire, a blind teacher from Tilottama Municipality in Rupandehi, wakes up in the dark every morning to reach Bagauli Secondary School, 100 kilometers away. This shows that the policy of placing teachers in their convenient positions is limited to paper, the news said.

Applications have been called  for the post of Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of Shaheed Dashrath Chand University of Health Sciences with a deadline of 15 days, there was the news. 

A bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Mid-West University, Nepal and Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, India, for academic and research collaboration, the news quoted. 

After suffering losses of over US$140.93 million due to teachers and staff for not returning to service after taking study leave, Tribhuvan University (TU) has issued a 35-day notice to teachers and staff who have not come back after study leave and been in contact , the news published. Previously, TU had launched a campaign to have teaching staff who had gone on study leave and not returned get their salaries and allowances refunded for  the leave period.

At the initiative of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) Minister Mahabir Pun, about 38 acres of bushes spread across the land of the TU Central Office, Kirtipur premises have been cleared, Gorakhapatra published the news. The area where the bushes were cleared was a garden built on the occasion of the coronation of the then King Birendra, but due to the lack of maintenance, the garden had now turned into a jungle of overgrown bushes.

Construction has been halted after the workers  beat up student leaders who protested against the cafeteria being built by the TU Central Office, the news came. 

After the report of the Search and Study of the Land and Fixed property belonging to the Tribhuvan University Committee, 2024, was made public, TU has begun internal preparations to bring back the land that was seized and encroached upon by other bodies. As pointed out by the report, Tribhuvan University Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Deepak Aryal told Gorkhapatra that each plot of land will be calculated and taken back.

TU has made published  the 'academic calendar for 2082/83?' for the undergraduate level annual examinations and semester system and postgraduate level semester system for this academic session. According to the news, 64 constituent and affiliated campuses of TU and 44 central bodies have been instructed to conduct classes, examinations and publish examination results following the calendar.

The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has decided to conduct the examination at home centers after the answer sheets were burned during the Gen-Z movement, there was the news. 14,700 answer sheets of CTEVT were burned during the Gen-Z agitation on 8 and 9 September. The exam will be held from 20 November by setting up an exam center (home center) at the examinee's respective educational institution.

Pramod Acharya wrote in Gorkhapatra that CTEVT has failed to attract students to technical education. The article points out that technical education is facing problems due to the inability to start studies after completing the admission process on time, to complete the prescribed courses and failure to conduct exams, publish results, and issue certificates on time. 

The work of the MoEST is currently being carried out from both Singha Durbar and Keshar Mahal. After the ministry inside Singha Durbar was set on fire during the Gen-Z Movement, the ministry was temporarily moved to Keshar Mahal. Mahavir Pun, who had been residing at Keshar Mahal since becoming a minister on 22 September, has moved his residence to Singha Durbar after the ministry's main work began to be done from Singha Durbar, mentioned the news. 

Shanti Chaudhary, 70, has met MoEST Mahabir Pun with a demand for free postgraduate studies in law. Chaudhary, a law graduate, went to the ministry to file a petition after not receiving services even though the constitution states that senior citizens should be protected, quoted the news. 

No students have been admitted to the Agricultural College in Rolpa, which has a quota of 50 students under the University of Agriculture and Forestry, and only seven have been admitted to Khajura College in Banke, there was the news. 

Ramesh Prasad Gautam wrote in Gorkhapatra that the future of children will not be assured without public school reforms.

Ramesh Prasad Adhikari wrote an article in Kantipur stating that it is necessary to provide students with theoretical knowledge as well as practical education to make them capable, aware, and responsible citizens for the future.

Ravi Prasad Baral wrote in Gorkhapatra under the title "Education that connects with life" stated that for a good education, people should not only be provided with knowledge, but also with wisdom, compassion, and social responsibility, and these qualities should be imbibed in the education system.

The current practice of assigning homework, memorizing, and similar tasks stifles children's creativity, inherent talents, and potential, and therefore, opportunities for learning and development should be provided through recreational activities and games under 4 years children, in Dhansudan Chaulagain's article in Gorakhapatra. 

Indra Bilas Ghimire argues in Gorakhapatra that rather than providing physical facilities for schools, most of the teachers should be made skilled and efficient in teaching and evaluating students, and that if teachers can be made efficient in teaching and evaluating, other detailed issues of school will improve on their own. 

British Ambassador Rob Fennell has met with MoEST Mahabir Pun and expressed his commitment to the UK's continued support for Nepal's School Education Sector Plan (SESP), the news came. 

Purpose of this news review is to classify and synthesize the educational content of the week and provide objective comments from the point of view of social justice and creative pedagogy including the environment. It is aimed to the policy makers and stakeholders to help make informed decisions. In this joint effort of the Center for Educational Policies and Practices (CEPP) and EduKhabar, material from daily newspapers - Kantipur, Gorkhapatra and The Himalayan Times, online news portals - Online Khabar, Setopati and Ratopati and the 8 o'clock news of Nepal Television and 7 o'clock news of Himalaya Television is summarized and presented with commentary on relevant issues. We have covered the contents from 25 Oct-7 Nov 2025 in this issue and this often is the translated version of Nepali edition - The Editor.

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