News tagged 'Education'

Opinion: Debunking Nepal’s Education Sector Fallacies

Aug 19, 2020

‘Lokesh, a 9th grader from Bajura District, returns from his daily ritual of cattle herding and wonders about the reopening of his public school which has been turned into a quarantine centre since lockdown. On the contrary, Prabodh rushes to switch on the laptop for his regular online Zoom Class in Kathmandu after eating his delicious spaghe...

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Confusion over exams in England as regulator pulls guidance

Aug 16, 2020

LONDON: The British government was urged Sunday to “get a grip” over how grades are being awarded to school students in England, who were unable to take exams earlier this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. The latest confusion emerged late Saturday when English exam regulator Ofqual launched a review on its own just-published ...

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Country’s education sector at crossroads

Aug 1, 2020

The education sector in Nepal, as in many other developing nations, is at the crossroads. Millions of students from low income families, many of which are from historically vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, have been left behind, deprived of their rights to education. Amid the feud between the government and private schools around the issue...

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Private schools to resume online classes

Jul 23, 2020

KATHMANDU: Private schools have decided to resume online classes from today onwards after resolving discussions with the government. The private schools had halted online classes from July 16 asking their teachers and staff members to stay on unpaid leave, as government ordered not to take tuition fees from students and did not provide option of co...

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Nepali transgender woman among those recognised for seeking rights for safe, quality education

Jun 30, 2020

KATHMANDU: Rukshana Kapali, a Nepali transgender woman activist, has been recognised as one of six LGBTQ+ young activists, considering their personal journey and contributions to uplift the wider community in their respective societies. UN Girls’s Education Initiative (UNGEI) has listed six such activists who have been raising their voices fo...

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International students studying in Australia reach record number, Education Department figures show

एसएलसीको सट्टा हुने माध्यमिक शिक्षा परीक्षाको तालिका सार्वजनिक

Jan 13, 2017

यस वर्षको माध्यमिक शिक्षा परीक्षा चैत ३ गतेदेखि हुने भएको छ । एसएल...

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