KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Schools for millions of students in Nepal were closed Friday as tens of thousands of teachers protested in the capital against an education reform bill in parliament. Teachers ...

In recent years, many scholars, policy makers, and educators have pointed to the abysmal results of Nepal’s education system, particularly its government schools. Some have noted the persistence of ...

A nationwide education strike called by student allies of Maoist rebels in Nepal this week has closed all levels of instruction, from elementary schools to universities, and on Wednesday rebels blew ...

Two years ago, Barsha, a 12-year-old girl living in the Pipara municipality of Nepal’s Mahottari district, was not going to school. Barsha belongs to the Dalit community, historically classified as ...

In Ekatappa, a rural village of Nepal near Mount Everest, a ceremony at the local school was planned to begin at 11:30 a.m., celebrating the visit of Herb '94 and Shelli DeWindt Fynewever '92. But the ...