Faisal Bari

NON-FICTION: PREPARING THE TEACHERS

A book by a veteran educationist provides an overview of historical perspectives on teaching and teacher education and argues the Published 01 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Infrastructure blues

Cities will become increasingly untenable and the quality of life will keep falling. Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:54am

Admissions game

The admissions game has developed into a market with specialised players emerging to address gaps in provision. Published 16 Aug, 2024 09:18am

NON-FICTION: CAN AI CHANGE EDUCATION?

Khan Academy’s Salman Khan pens a book about the potential of Artificial Intelligence to make quality, personalised education... Published 11 Aug, 2024 09:22am

Squaring circles

For many, incomes are no longer sufficient for covering household expenses. Updated 02 Aug, 2024 08:54am

Bottom of the pile

Non-viable university programmes, of which we have far too many, should be shut down. Published 19 Jul, 2024 08:04am

Taxing the taxed

How can the government justify such taxes when its expenditure priorities are so anti-people? Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:57am

Higher education up the creek

To hit the education sector through various tax measures seems very unfair. We have to realise that taxes have consequences. Updated 21 Jun, 2024 09:23am

No country for the young

Our fear of young people and their potential makes us want to control them. Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:23am

An interesting initiative

Asking students to suddenly start participating in decision-making is going to be hard. Updated 24 May, 2024 09:05am

NON-FICTION: The crisis of everything

A collection of essays by experts analyses the multiple, simultaneous crises facing Pakistan in the political, economic, Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

Merging for what?

The concern is that if the government is thinking of cutting costs through the merger, we might even lose the functionality levels we currently have. Updated 16 May, 2024 09:14am

Education emergency

The current situation is the result of the choices that we have made and are still making. Updated 10 May, 2024 09:08am

‘This is Pakistan…’

How is asking for quality in work an issue of citizenship? Published 26 Apr, 2024 06:55am

Support for boys

For many low-income homes keeping a male child in school has a significant opportunity cost. Published 29 Mar, 2024 07:26am

Punjabi in schools

Teaching in Punjabi in the early years makes sense for large areas in the province. Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:26am

NON-FICTION: HOW WE GOT HERE

A comparable development story of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh and sectoral data and analysis can be very useful for those who Published 03 Mar, 2024 08:45am

Karachi diary

If govts could focus a bit more on infrastructure and transportation, the heart of Pakistan would be able to pump a lot more life and activity. Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:05am

New realities

Is the descent into fascism inevitable? One hopes not. Updated 16 Feb, 2024 10:24am

Education and manifestos

The promise to raise education expenditure to 4-5pc of GDP is an old one. Updated 02 Feb, 2024 10:30am