Opinion | Time to introduce charter schools in Nepal?
Summary
Nepal’s public education system is under pressure from long-standing governance problems, and the article argues that charter schools could offer a radical alternative for reform. It calls for locally responsive school models, stronger provincial and local control, and bold systemic change before the Federal Education Act is passed.
Key Points
- Nepal’s education system has long suffered from political instability, corruption, weak monitoring and poor governance.
- The article suggests charter schools as a possible model for decentralised, autonomous but publicly funded education.
- The ongoing revision of the National Curriculum Framework may not bring real change without deeper structural reform.
- Provincial and local governments are presented as best placed to design education models suited to Nepal’s diverse communities.
