When former Education Minister Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara introduced free education on October 1, 1945, it was a bold promise: that “every child, no matter their background, would have the same chance to ...

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report titled Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools has revealed that extensive tax exemptions handed to big business by successive Sri Lankan governments over decades have ...

Susikala was working as a daily wage earner at a flower garden in Hatton, a hilly area in central Sri Lanka, when in April 2022 the government defaulted on its debt. The default sent the economy into ...

The unique strength of Sri Lanka’s public education system is that it has been free up to university level. When we look at the massive level of student debt in other countries, including in the West, ...

Over 600 schools in Sri Lanka across cyclone-affected provinces remain closed, with students promoted without tests. The Education Ministry has instructed schools to skip term tests for Grades 6 to 10 ...

After graduating from Sri Lanka’s University of Kelaniya with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Literature, Tharuvi Nanayakkarawasam was eager to start her career and make her mark on the professional ...