Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has raised alarm over rising school dropouts and absenteeism, revealing that around 20,000 students dropped out of school last year, while a further 80,000 failed to attend regularly. Speaking at a consultative meeting with education officials in the Central Province held at the Kandy District Secretariat Auditorium on July 31, the Prime Minister cited recent findings from an Education…
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