(Pass rate = percent of school candidates passing 6 subjects including math and language) GCE O/L pass rates have doubled over the decade spanning 1995 to 2005.Here are some data (data_ed_ol_examresults1 What do you make of the data? 1. From 1995 to 2000 the pass rates increased dramatically 20% to 40%. Why?
You love to teach but don’t want to go after politicians to get your dream job? The growing market in private education seems to be opening up job opportunities for teachers. A Web site dedicated to finding a teacher http://www.FAT.lk is evidence.
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Interesting article by  Edward B. Fiske (former Times education editor and author of the Fiske Guide to Colleges) about (a) how Reagan appointed a commission to push a political agenda that included voluntary prayers in schools, but the commission he appointed came up with a report that focused on quality of education and (b) why economic productivity of a country  is not correlated with educational achievements. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/opinion/25fiske.
The Campaign for Better Education is launching its monthly newspaper “Paasala” today, August 25, at 3pm at the Library Services Board auditorium on Independence Avenue. A public seminar too will be held. Speakers: Prof. Lala perera Dr. G B Gunawardena S M Ariyarathna de Alwis, Educationist Nimal Munsinghe, Activist, Lanka Jathika Guru Sangamaya Anthar Vishva Vidyala Bala Mandalaya
Law & Society Trust (LST) 3, Kynsey Terrace Colombo 08 Sri Lanka Tel: +94 (11) 269 1228 / 268 4845 Fax: +94 (11) 268 6843 www.lawandsocietytrust.org  LST FORUM  New Education Act: Issues and ProposedRecommendations  By Dr. SujataGamage Coordintor, EducationForum Director, KnowledgeNetworks LIRNEasia  Thurs 24 April 5pm @ 3, KynseyTerrace Colombo08  RSVP Janaki 2691228/2684845 Emaillst@eureka.lk Â
This post is part of a series by the Education Forum on how school education is delivered in other parts of the world. From Article by Bruce Sheerin, Ministry of Education, New Zealand (http://titania.sourceoecd.org/vl=1756152/cl=13/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/wppdf?file=5kzr6wrctk9p.
Justine Ferrari, Education writer | February 05, 2008 (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23161015-13881,00.
In Sri Lanka, as in many others countries with a centralized teacher service, there is a problem of getting teachers to locate In poor rural (and estate) areas, when they can tap patronage systems to obtain transfers to more popular areas. Various incentives schemes have been tried, in a number of countries including Sri Lanka, but with limited success. An alternative, to address the problem of staffing poor rural and estate schools, would be to appoint teachers directly to schools, perhaps combined with an extra financial allowance as an incentive. Then, if teachers wanted to move to new schools, they would need to resign from their present appointments and seek a fresh appointment in another school, rather than seek a transfer. Here are some examples of countries that recruit teachers: (a) directly to schools; (b) to local administrations; and (c) central or intermediate levels.
NUS or National University of Singapore is a premier university in Asia with school leavers form all over the world competing for places. NUS admit school leavers from India, Malaysia, Pakistan and other countries on the strength of each local public examination but Sri Lankan students, even those with the 3As that we felicitate here, have to submit scores for SAT examination conducted by Education Testing Services in USA.. In South Asia, Sri Lanka join the ranks of Bangladesh and Burma as countries whose school leaver exams are not recognized by NUS. American high school diplomas are not recognized by NUS either but the high school diploma in America is not meant to be a universal university entrance qualification.