Srinagar, July 9 -- Education in Kashmir is still at the mercy of the sky.

When it snows, schools shut down. When the cold seeps through the tin roofs, students stay home. When the sun turns classrooms into ovens in the summer, teachers cut lessons short.

Rain floods the footpaths. Wind breaks the windows. And in every season, learning bends before the weather.

This isn't about a few stormy days. In Kashmir, it means months of lost time - an entire generation whose school years are stitched with long, avoidable gaps.

The phrase "all-weather school" might sound like a fancy policy buzzword. But here in the Valley, it's the difference between learning and being left behind.

Across districts like Kupwara, Gurez, Kulgam, and Shopian, sch...