Private schools declare strike against School Education Bill

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The administrators of private schools have declared a strike against the proposed School Education Act 2080. PABSON, NPABSON and HISSAN expressed their disagreement with some of the issues included in the bill and announced the strike in a joint press conferenc

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What Miffs School Teachers?

Last week, teachers from Nepal's government schools, also known as community schools, took to the streets of Kathmandu to protest a proposed School Education Bill that seeks to amend existing laws governing public school education wh

Govt school teachers stage protest in capital against School Education Bill-2023

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Expressing dissatisfaction with some of the provisions in the School Education Bill 2080 BS recently introduced in parliament by the government, school teachers affiliated to government schools have started a protest centered in Kathmandu.

School Education Bill registered in Parliament

KATHMANDU, Sep 13: The School Education Act 2080 has been registered in the Parliament. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology registered the "Bill to Amend and Consolidate Laws on School Education, 2080" registered the Bill in the Parliament Secretariat aft

Kathmandu Metropolitan breaks locks in 2 schools

KATHMANDU, June 13: Kathmandu Metropolitan broke the locks and resumed the study in two schools on Tuesday. Under the directions of Metropolitan's Mayor Balendra Shah, the Education Department broke the locks and resumed the study in the schools. The Metropolitan took immedi

29 Kavre schools selected for PERP

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has selected 29 schools from Kavrepalanchowk district for this year’s President Education Reform Programme (PERP). Shreekhandapur Secondary School and Bal Mandir Lower Secondary of Dhulikhel Municipality, Chaitanya Secondary School and Jagriti Secondary School of Banepa Municipality, Bal Adharsha Secondary Scho

PABSON urges govt to let schools resume classes from Feb 6

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The Public and Boarding School Organization Nepal (PABSON) has urged the government to allow schools to operate their classes from February 6. The central working committee of PABSON called on the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Poudel and urged him to let schools resume classes from February 6. “We have urged the government to allow schools to resume physical classes for vaccinated students on a shift basis,” Tika Ram Puri, Chairman of PABSON told Ratopati. The organization has also demanded vaccination campaigns for students aged between 12 to 17 by next week and make necessary arrangements to provide vaccines to students aged between five to eleven, according to Chairman Puri. “We also urged the government to provide COVID-19 booster doses to teachers and school officials.”

Education Minister monitors community schools

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Poudel monitored four schools in Birgunj on Friday. Minister Poudel visited Madrasha Tauheedul Islam Salfia Secondary School, Tri-Juddha Mahavir Prasad Raghuvir Ram Secondary School, Shree Nrishingh Secondary School Piparamanth and Kulsum Lilbanat Girls College. During the monitoring, headmasters of those schools drew the attention of Minister Poudel to the issues related to physical infrastructure and teachers’ quotas.

KMC to implement 'One Ward, One Model School' programme

KATHMANDU, June 18: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is implementing 'One Ward, One Model School' Programme to develop the community schools as a model learning centre and training hub. The KMC has included this programme in its Policies and Programmes for the Upcoming Fiscal Year 2021/22 document that it presented in the first meeting of the ninth municipal assembly held on Thursday. It is stated that KMC will form an Integrated Education Management Formulation Committee comprising educationists and culture experts to devise an educational plan for improving the standard of all schools in its 32 wards. The KMC will also provide Rs 1,000 per month extra as motivation allowance on the monthly facility provided by the government in a bid to making the head teachers at community schools more responsible and motivated.  Similarly, Moral Education subject would be taught from Class 4 at each school in the metropolis. Continuity would be given to teaching and learning using the Nepal Bhasa curriculum as local subject from pre-primary level to Class 8 at all schools. Arrangements will also be made to run programmes through the Nepal Bhasa Promotion Committee for the development and promotion of the Nepal Bhasa language. It is stated in the Policies and Programmes document that KMC shall also set up at least one well-facilitated and technology-enhanced library at every ward in the metropolis aimed at increasing access of all to the use of library.