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COLOMBO (News 1st); A single reference in a Grade 6 English module has triggered a major controversy within Sri Lanka’s education sector, forcing the Government to take disciplinary action against ...

In the final weeks of 2025, as Sri Lankan households prepared for the dawn of a new year, a website URL ignited a firestorm that threatens to derail the NPP Government’s efforts at Educational Reforms ...

A senior Geography teacher in one school in the Eastern region would introduce new Form Five classes to the subject in a brilliant way. He would take them on a short excursion to a spot where the ...

If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, the population of American readers, Lector americanus, has been declining for decades. The ...

Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) has blocked access to a website that was referenced in a Grade 6 English language module, following mounting public concern over its ...

The distribution of a Grade 6 English language module stands suspended following the discovery of an inappropriate website name within the material. Education Ministry Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewa ...

The novella delves into the strong association that exists between George and Lennie, two migrant workers struggling through the Great Depression. The association or friendship that George and Lennie ...

Nearly half of Alberta’s Grade 6 students failed the provincewide math test in 2024, three years after the province started rolling out its new elementary school curriculum. Only 53 per cent of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Highway 6 is closed indefinitely due to a landslide and a sunken roadway between mileposts 27 and 42, cutting off travel between Portland and Tillamook on the Oregon coast. The ...

The 14th edition of the Bengaluru Literature Festival (BLF) will be held on December 6 and 7, this time at Freedom Park. This edition will have four stages- three children’s venues and a bookstore. It ...