Pakistan, Feb. 2 -- Pakistan Education Council has showed concern that the changes in education sector will have an impact far more than the livelihood and careers of teachers: it will impact the lives and futures of hundreds of thousands of students for generations to come. The council has requested the 'powers-that-be' to save private schools from erosion and ultimate closure. It maintained it is clear from Auditor-General of Pakistan's 188-page report that the average profit margin of these schools is 7-8%. The council thinks it is difficult therefore to comprehend how school fees can be reduced without seriously eroding education standards across the board.

PEC has urged the government to set up a 'National Commission on Private Scho...