The Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) has called on the public to oppose proposed education reforms, warning that the changes threaten Sri Lanka’s free education system and could marginalise students from low-income families. In a statement issued on Friday, the IUSF alleged that the education reforms being promoted under the National People’s Power (NPP) banner were aligned with policies previously pursued by former leaders Ranil Wickremesinghe and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The students’ body claimed that the reforms were being introduced under the guise of modernisation and restructuring, but would place Sri Lanka’s education system at risk by encouraging excessive reliance on mobile…
IUSF says Ranil–Gotabaya era education reforms promoted under NPP
Published in News
More from NewsMore posts in News »
- Restoration of Northern, Talaimannar railway lines begins
- Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal
- Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at Pakistan wedding
- Four arrested over alleged Grand Pass shooting plot
- Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth