LAHORE: Legislation to improve the standard of education in private schools and make them legal is being prepared, Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood said on Monday.
The minister was meeting with officials from the Quami Taleemi Ittehad (QTI), an association of private school owners. Mr Masood heard their demands and supported the setting up of a committee to review the demands. The committee will consist of two directors of public instruction of elementary and secondary education and three QTI representatives. Mr Masood said that the government was seeking cooperation from the private sector in the promotion of education. These institutions provide better education and facilities compared to government schools, but the parents of students often complained about the commercial attitude of the management and heavy tuition fees. Besides, there is a high incidence of malpractice where people sometimes start a school, collect heavy amounts of admission fees and then disappear, he said. |