Kathmandu, July 6 -- The Nepal Teachers' Federation has threatened to launch a fresh protest if the School Education Bill is not endorsed within a week.

In March, chief whips of the ruling parties had pledged to pass the bill by June 29. However, it hasn't been endorsed yet. A meeting of the Education, Health and Information Committee of the House of Representatives has been called for Sunday to discuss the bill and endorse it.

While the committee has agreed on most of the issues, there has been no agreement on the quotas for temporary teachers for appointment into permanent posts.

Following earlier discussions between the teachers' federation and the House committee, the committee endorsed the provision of recruiting 60 percent of tea...