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Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as a beacon of hope for the academically flailing youth of…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessments Authority (PECTAA) after merger of three departments -Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) with a view to reform school education. Earlier, the…

Annual Status of Education Pakistan 2023 – Provisional

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a survey of the…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII…

300 Model Schools Set to Transform Sindh’s Education

In a bid to modernize the traditional education system in Sindh, the provincial government has decided to establish 300 model schools across the region. The decision was made during the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Model School Support Unit, chaired by Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali…

Desert’s Children to Receive New Child Care Center

KARACHI: Former Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh, retired Justice Maqbool Bagar, has hailed the initiative to establish the SOS Children’s Village in Premnagar, Islamkot, saying that the care center will be the first-ever in the arid region of Tharparkar for the education and upbringing of both natural and social orphans…

Digital Punjab: Schools to get Chromebooks

LAHORE: The Punjab school education department has signed an agreement with Tech Valley UK and Canada for the provision of Chromebooks to 200 schools in the province. Under the agreement signed by Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat, Tech Valley will also offer IT training to 10,000 students and teachers…

How to manage this education emergency?

Pakistan’s prime minister’s declaration of an education emergency is a long-overdue recognition of the severe state of the nation’s education system. However, while well-intentioned, the 14-point plan released by the government lacks the urgency and transformative potential that an actual emergency demands. It reiterates existing initiatives, raising concerns about its…

Push for Mother Tongue in Schools as Compulsory Subject

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a consultancy gathering held here the other day demanded that authorities and policymakers adopt mother languages as compulsory subjects in educational institutions. The meeting on the Mother Languages Movement was organized under the auspices of Mafkoora, a research and development organization. The participants, including rights activists and…

Primary school students no longer required to carry books

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to alleviate burden on young students, government primary schools in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) are set to introduce a new policy under which students will no longer be required to carry their school books back and forth between their homes and institution. Instead, the schools…

Pakistan, Google partner for digital transformation of education

ISLAMABAD: The education ministry and Google announced a ‘strategic collaboration’ to improve access to education and support the development of a digital ecosystem for learning, the agreement also aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children across the country. This was announced by Google for Education and the Ministry of…

Dyslexia Children Struggle through Academics

For a society which obsesses over rearing the perfect child, children faring poorly in academics are consistently shunned for not working hard enough, irrespective of whether their under-par scholastic performance is the direct result of an irregular study routine or a congenital learning difficulty like dyslexia. According to the Cleveland…

Parents urge ministry to reinstate lightweight school bag policy

ISLAMABAD: As the summer vacation has commenced, elementary school students may find momentary respite from the heavy burden of school bags. However, a policy that once promised lasting relief, the `Lighter Bag Brighter Student` initiative, has been practically discontinued, much to the dismay of parents and children alike. Launched in…

Implementation of Article 25A in Pakistan

Education emergency: a social X-ray

THE prime minister recently declared an education emergency, a much-needed and welcome call to action. Our education system is in critical condition and experts must now step forward to revive it. International donors and NGOs must be watching keenly to see what happens this time. Academics may be expecting invitations,…