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Nirmala Sankaran

PREMIUM How Sankaran is making maths simple for millions of learners

Nirmala Sankaran built a platform to help children face math with confidence instead of fear.


  1. PREMIUM No food, no school: Turkana pushes for feeding law

    Stakeholders want school feeding programme anchored in law to keep children in school.

    School feeding programme
  2. PREMIUM Shame of University of Eldoret lecturer threatening students over ‘Wantam’ politics

    “If he goes for one term, don't come to this university. Get a university at your home."

  3. PREMIUM Back to DC era? Storm over county commissioners’ education role

    The Basic Education Bill, 2026 proposes that county commissioners be appointed as County Education Board chairpersons.

    Joseph Malel Langat
  4. PREMIUM What new draft laws could mean for education sector

    Six Bills propose changes to education governance, teacher training, student funding and assessment.

    Nairobi International Book Fair
  5. PREMIUM No money, no CBA: Vice-Chancellors push back as lecturers’ strike looms

    Varsities argue that they are already struggling with a funding shortfall.

  6. PREMIUM CUE report flags postgraduate supervision strain

    Report reveals shortage of professors in universities and teaching staff with doctorate qualifications.

    Prof Patrick Verkooijen
  7. PREMIUM Six national schools’ heads to face MPs

    They will answer queries on extra levies charged to parents, among others.

    Luanda MP Dick Maungu Oyugi
  8. PREMIUM The problem with our public universities

    If the lecturers make good their threat, it will add to litany of problems afflicting public universities.

    Universities Academic Staff Union UASU officials
  9. PREMIUM What varsity lecturers want in new CBA

    UASU proposes, among other things, a new salary structure covering six academic grades.

     Constantine Wasonga
  10. PREMIUM Court affirms private schools’ power to hike fees, but must follow the law

    Two Oshwal Academy parents had challenged school fees increment for the 2026/2027 academic year.

    Gavel
  11. PREMIUM Teachers social media conduct: Why TSC seeks lifting of order suspending circular

    "Teachers remain bound by relevant regulations regardless of whether the circular remains in force."

    TSC Headquarters
  12. Public universities face total shutdown as lecturers issue strike notice

    Union leaders strongly rejected an emerging government plan to shift national CBA funding to individual universities.

  13. PREMIUM Basic Education Bill 2026: Stakeholders demand major changes

    The new law covers school management, including financing, learner welfare and teacher management.

    Grade Seven Pupils
  14. PREMIUM UASU raises alarm over varsities’ reliance on part-time lecturers

    Public universities are actively declaring permanent academic staff redundant and enforcing strict retirement frameworks.

    Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) officials when they issued a strike notice.
  15. PREMIUM University enrolment crosses 700,000 mark as staffing lags

    Student numbers have risen sharply despite stagnated growth in teaching and support capacity.

    University admission
  16. PREMIUM The teacher who fled elephants, found her calling under a tree

    Emmaculate Mutuku's first days at the remote school were anything but easy.

  17. Kang Hyung-shik: How TVET bridges Korea and Kenya for sustainable growth

    TVET achieves its full impact when directly linked with investment and job creation.

    Kisumu National Polytechnic TVET
  18. PREMIUM Why Tiaty children are walking out of school

    A spot check in Baringo's arid sub counties shows that many children have dropped out of school.

    Loruk Primary School
  19. PREMIUM UoN disputes Mombasa clerk’s PhD claim

    Mombasa man maintains that he graduated after university states otherwise.

    University of Nairobi
  20. PREMIUM Education reforms split teachers’ unions as MPs weigh two key Bills

    Kenya’s proposed overhaul of the education system has exposed a split among the country’s two main teachers’ unions, with one demanding a halt to public participation while the other wants the...

    Kuppet and Knut officials
  21. Larrissa Odini: Why the university of the future has to be built on partnerships

    The university of the future will be more than programmes and large admission numbers.

    Degree
  22. PREMIUM Three universities, exam irregularity: MP Didmus Barasa degree woes

    JKUAT maintains that Barasa was not one of its students and that it did not award him a degree.

    Didmus Barasa
  23. PREMIUM Printing of Grade 11 books delayed over Sh7bn debt

    School principals now fear a repeat of textbook shortages that disrupted the start of senior school in January.

    Textbooks
  24. PREMIUM TSC ordered to re-advertise CEO post

    High Court finds that the initial recruitment process gave applicants insufficient time to apply.

    TSC Headquarters
  25. PREMIUM Why Kenyan graduates struggle to find employment

    Four in 10 university graduates take more than a year to secure a job.

    Degree
  26. PREMIUM School principals caught between parents’ demands and fees law

    Principals are caught between parents’ demands for better services and government rules.

  27. PREMIUM MPs summon Education chiefs over excess textbooks worth millions

    Kagumo High received a total of 6,668 excess textbooks.

    text books
  28. PREMIUM 'Each suspension must be backed by facts': Court in State House Girls arson case

    The school suspended all learners who visited the dispensary when the alleged arson discussion took place.

    State House Girls
  29. Kamagambo becomes Kenya’s 90th university

    The university based in Migori County will be the third private university operated by the Adventist Church.

    Kamagambo University