by polity.lk | Aug 20, 2025 | Education
Stirring the Hornet’s Nest: The NPP’s Education Reforms Niyanthini Kadirgamar Estate primary school in disused century-old tea plantation factory building Education occupies a special place in the minds of the general public in Sri Lanka. Thanks to the visionary...
by polity.lk | Mar 5, 2025 | Education
Unveiling ‘Privatisation’ in Higher Education in Sri LankaKaushalya Perera and Hasini Lecamwasam The public discourse on higher education in Sri Lanka cleaves along the false dichotomy of public versus private universities, which masks the many subtle ways and forms...
by polity.lk | Mar 4, 2024 | Education
Privatisation from within ‘Free Education’: Tuition Classes in Anuradhapura Amali Waidyasekera The school attendance of students facing national level examinations such as Ordinary and Advanced Level, drastically drops closer to the respective examinations according...
by polity.lk | Feb 12, 2024 | Education
On the Edge: University Education in Sri LankaKaushalya Perera At the COP-28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai in December 2023, Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the establishment of a Climate Change University in Sri Lanka. In the 2024 Budget Speech, Wickremesinghe...
