Expanding Social Stakes In Education

Education Minister Sumana Shrestha has taken steps to make report of the High level Education Commission officially public which deserves to be appreciated. The report which contained several measures to reform the school and higher level education was shelved for some years now. The most contentious issue incorporated in the report has been the emphasis on the structural reform through curbs on the private sector’s role in education sector. Due to that reason the report had drawn flak from the private school entrepreneurs. Education is a public good for which the role of the state is very crucial to ensure that the quality education is provided to the students irrespective of their social and economic backgrounds. Several reasons are attributed to cause a deterioration of standard of school education in Nepal.