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Building leadership for teachers in the developing world

KATHMANDU: If we truly want to reimagine the role education can play in the decades to come, it is going to be indispensable to take drastic measures to elevate the role of teachers in developing countries.

The upcoming Transforming Education Summit in New York — September 16 to 19 — has the ambitious task to re-draw the traditional boundaries of learning, helping imagine how children of today can truly become equipped with the best tools to overcome the increasing challenges faced by the world.

Students stand up in class at the Khlaing Primary School in Bavel district of Battambang province, Cambodia on April 7, 2022. XINHUA PHOTO