#Education
NPP MPs force Health Minister to halt private of admissions to KDU medical faculty
The decision to admit private students to the medical faculty of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) has been reversed following...
Kelaniya Uni. Students Union accuses Govt of undermining free education
The Students’ Union of the University of Kelaniya has accused the government of betraying its promise to protect and promote free education, alleging...
Blood on their hands: Charith Dilshan won’t be the last – Over to you, Prime Minister
Another young life extinguished. Another family shattered. There is another hollow statement of “deep sorrow” from the very institutions that cultivated the culture...
Principals are ignoring Govt instructions, says PM
Prime Minister and Minister of Education Harini Amarasuriya has raised concerns over government school principals continuing to collect money from parents despite clear...
Sri Lanka’s education crisis deepens amid severe teacher shortage and soaring tuition industry
A growing teacher shortage is threatening the core of Sri Lanka’s public education system, with nearly 30,000 vacancies in Advanced Level (A/L) classrooms...
1557 primary schools to be closed
The Ceylon Teachers’ Union states that the government has identified 1,557 primary schools with a small number of students to be shut down...
Reducing the weight of children’s school bags
The Schools Health and Nutrition Branch of the Ministry of Education has raised concerns over some schools’ failure to follow the issued guidelines...
Kaviratne urges Govt to settle teachers’ salary arrears
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kaviratne has criticized the government’s handling of the ongoing salary arrears issue affecting teachers, principals, and education...
