December 6, 2006

 

Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) NWFP                          

Supports the demands of the Teachers.

 

 

Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) is a network of diverse civil society organizations and individuals committed to quality education for all. It acts collectively to influence policies and practices through research based advocacy and mobilization. This coalition was formed in year 2004.

 

PCE supports the demands of the teachers, like the increase in salary, provision of the teaching allowance (which was announced by the government), reduction in class size, provision of the sufficient class room and teaching materials, timely and complete distribution of the texts books. PCE demands from the government not to involve the teachers during the active session for vote registration, census and other data collection activities, so that teachers concentrate on the study of the students.

 

In the public education system the children of the majority poor population, peasants, workers and neglected segments study in the government schools. Government should reduce the class size to 25 students per teacher. New trained teachers must be timely appointed so that the poor children are also benefited from the quality education. Government should eliminate the gender disparity from the education at all level. Government should fill all the vacant seats of the female officers at district and tehsil levels by providing incentives.

 

PCE demands from the government to provide the constitutional right for the teacher union by lifting ban on it. The transfers and posting on political basis must be eliminated from the education department. PCE also requests from the political parties and political leaders not to interfere in education offices, so that the future of the country flourished well.

 

Further more PCE demands from the government, political leaders and other concerned institutions to take the education agenda seriously. Realistically plan the goals of the Education For All, provide sufficient resources and involve the civil society in the all processes of educational matters.

 

 

Ibrash Pasha

Provincial Coordinator

Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) NWFP

 

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