Newly-appoin­ted Sindh Educat­ion Minist­er Sardar Shah’s announ­ced he was going to put his daught­er in a public schoolThe newly-appointed Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah’s announcement about putting his daughter in a public school has drawn mixed responses from the public. However, his decision is a welcome initiative since it is likely to contribute towards restoration of parents’ trust in the public education system. So, it is a gigantic task for the education minister to turn around a system that has refused to change for decades. Instead of spending time on searching for reasons behind the unwillingness of education officers to work, the minister should get all districts and regional education officers who have served for more than five years on the same post transferred. According to the Act, all private schools are bound to admit disadvantaged children not less than 10% of the strength of each class.

Source: The Express Tribune September 30, 2018 03:45 UTC