Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Sri Lanka's new education reform is not just an initiative of the Education Ministry or the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, but a collective responsibility that must be embraced by all sectors of society to secure a better future for the country's children, Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said.

Speaking at an awareness program today, Dr. Amarasuriya said the current education system fails to instill confidence or optimism in students completing their school education. "A child who enters school in Grade 1 today does not complete their schooling with happiness or hope about the future. That must change," she said.

Highlighting the urgent need to create a child-friendly e...