Constitutionalists and educationists have commented that the School Education Bill is not focused on improving public education.

They are of the opinion that the bill which was passed by the Committee on Education, Health and Information Technology and submitted to the House of Representatives did not inspire any hope and enthusiasm. The educationists discussed the arrangements made by the bill and the controversial issues at Martin Chautari on Wednesday. They said that by amending the bill from the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, a system can be put in place to strengthen public education. The Federation of Nepalese Teachers and private school owners have started a protest against the provisions of the bill. Academicians also expressed their views on their demands.

School education is the sole right of the local level: Radheshyam Adhikari, member of the Constituent Assembly

Constitutionalist and senior advocate Radheshyam Adhikari said that the right to secondary education remains the sole right of the local level. He said that although the constitution will strengthen the local level, the bill has a provision to weaken it. He said that teacher vacancies should be transferred to the local level. "Teachers' qualifications, teacher's license, curriculum format, examination and educational certificate, except for the provision of school education at the local level were made when the constitution was made," he said. "The bill is not on the right track." It was built on a focused concept," he said. The official, who is also a member of the Constituent Assembly, commented that the bill also misses the point of raising investment in education reform. Everyone knows that public education will not improve unless at least 20 percent of the budget is allocated. Currently, only around 10/11 percent is allocated," he said, "how to improve with insufficient investment? The bill could not clarify the options.'

Teachers should be appointed through open competition: Vidyanath Koirala, educationist

Educationist Vidyanath Koirala opposed the provision of the bill that appoints 60 percent of teachers internally and 40 percent through open competition. He said that this will not benefit public education. Even when giving advice to ruling party leaders and parliamentarians, they failed. "They should have arranged to give some numbers to the teachers who were teaching and went to the open competition," he said. The teachers' federation has announced the protest with the demand that 75 percent should be internal and 25 percent open. He also commented that some provisions of the bill cannot be implemented. The Teachers Federation is made up of organizations under the party. It is said that teachers are not allowed to do politics. It has been said that the headmaster cannot even take members of the federation,' he said, 'How can it be that a person who can sit in an organization under the party cannot sit in the federation ? The teachers are saying that they are active in politics even with nicknames.'

Koirala said that there is no clear opinion about private schools. He argued that private schools can be made welfare by earning only a certain percentage of profit. Spend 60 percent of the earnings on teaching staff. Invest 20 percent in infrastructure . The remaining 20 percent could have been kept in the pocket (profit), he said. He pointed out that there is a provision in the bill to gradually make it non-profitable. He also said that the federal, state and local levels have failed to make a binding arrangement to allocate a certain percentage of the budget for the improvement of public schools.

Private schools should be taken to Guthi: Vinay Kusiait, professor

Professor Vinay Kusiait said that the bill was made wrong by not being able to take the schools operating in the company model to non-profit Guthi . It was wrong to allow the school registered in 2058 to be registered with the company. Now stopping to go to Guthi is another mistake. If we continue like this, public education will be swallowed up by the private sector," he said. He said that although the constitution envisages the investment of education for public welfare, the bill is going to be passed on the contrary. There is no model for the increase of state investment in education. It is going towards doing business and making profit in the interest of the private person,' Kusiait added, 'The distinction between the rich getting good education and the poor getting bad education is increasing.' "There is no way to reduce the investment of parents and increase the state". There is no system to strengthen public education," he said.

Education Bill has gone back further than the year 2028: Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, former dean of the Tribhuvan University Faculty of Education

Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, the former dean of the Tribhuvan University Faculty of Education, has criticized the bill as going back further than the education policy and act of 2028 . "Constitution and Education Policy 2075 are also not in sync". It doesn't matter if this bill is implemented or not," he said. He expressed his displeasure with the system of being able to become a teacher even if he has not studied in the Faculty of Education. The bill seems to be silent on the issue of producing competent teachers. It is like allowing a driver without a license to drive. No matter what subject you study, it is the opposite way to become a teacher," he said. He claimed that the bill focuses on how to make teachers and private schools more effective than reforming public education.

Education bill doesn't talk about students and learning: Sushan Acharya, professor

Professor Sushan Acharya said the bill ignores the key stakeholders of students and their learning . "There is no mention of how to teach students, including the support teachers need in the classroom," she said. She pointed out that some topics are contradictory. "The constitution says that education is service-oriented. The bill says to gradually make it non-profitable. He has also said that he will allow private schools to be opened in the company. What is meant is a contradiction,' she said, 'If there is private investment, we have not been able to find a way to make it transparent.' "For whom education is needed". Student parents are silent . Interest groups are on the streets," he said. He pointed out that the bill is different from the provisions of the constitution, which is compulsory and free education and education is service oriented. "Since the constitution says that school education is free and service-based, we should have found a model to implement it," he added, "The bill does not seem to follow the constitution as it has to be made into a law based on the constitution."