Changing Stories Nepal Fellow Sangeeta Basnet teaching at Amar Secondary School in Urhari of Dang. When I taught in a Nepali government school, the biggest problem I faced was not poor facilities.

Nepal’s education system was in crisis long before the pandemic hit. But with schools closed now for four straight months, remote learning has also exposed the class divide in access to education.

Classes in Nepal’s capital resumed Friday after a two-day strike by a Maoist student group ended amid signs that it was losing its pull with many students and parents. Earlier in the week, the All ...