Of teachers, students and school education

This is an opportune time to rethink our entire schooling system.

Public school teachers from across the country have been marching on the streets of Kathmandu for weeks now. They have put forward a set of demands vis-à-vis their careers. The government has yet to agree to their longstanding issues, including the enactment of the School Education Bill, intended to ensure teachers’ job security, timely promotion, minimum wages and trade union rights.