By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Aug 13: The Meghalaya State Education Commission (MSEC), tasked with recommending systemic reforms to align the state’s education system with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, submitted its report to the state government on Wednesday.
MSEC Chairperson Prof Sherwin May Sungoh along with other members submitted the report to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma.
In its report, the Commission offered key insights into the state’s evolving education landscape, officials said, without divulging details on its contents.
The report explores major areas such as school consolidation, higher education reform, teacher training, student performance, and structural transformation within the sector.
Drawing from extensive consultations with educators, professional bodies, and teacher associations, the report is expected to serve as a critical guide for stakeholders and policymakers working to shape the future of education in Meghalaya.
The key roles of the MSEC are to address teacher salary gaps, strategies to resolve recruitment delays, strengthen governance in schools and colleges, ensure quality education at all levels of education and to implement the NEP principles.
The report also features key recommendations for school education, higher education, state universities, colleges, teacher education and training and polytechnics.
Established under the Department of Education on July 26, 2023, the Commission was formed in response to emerging priorities outlined in the NEP.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that the Commission is very important for the education sector and will have a significant impact on the future of the state.
“We don’t want this report to be lying and collecting dust and the government will implement all the possible recommendations of the commission and will also constitute an Expert Committee as recommended by the commission to take the suggestions and recommendations of the commission forward,” he said.
