Education policy
      •  Education policy is the principles and government policy-
         making in educational sphere, as well as the collection of laws 
         and rules that govern the operation of education systems.
         (wikipedia2013).
      •  Education occurs in many forms for many purposes through 
         many institutions.
      •   Examples include early childhood education, kindergarten 
         through to 12th grade, two and four year colleges or universities, 
         graduate and professional education, adult education and job 
         training.
      •   Therefore, education policy can directly affect the education 
         people engage in at all ages.
       Goals of Education Policy
  1. Improve the academic success of all students by strengthening 
   standards-based reforms, including assessments and 
   accountability measures.
  2. Establish and maintain a statewide education finance system 
   based upon principles of adequacy, equity, accountability and 
   predictability.
  3. Build effective educational capacity to support learning by all 
   students, with special emphasis on the need to ensure a 
   qualified teacher in every classroom at all times.
      Goals of Education Policy
  4. Ensure that all every school shall have school leaders who 
   will promote and support high achievement for all students 
   through effective instructional leadership, school management 
   and governance.
  5. Enact state policies that shall ensure that every young child in 
   the state shall have access to high-quality early education 
   programs including pre-school and full-day kindergarten.
  6. Ensure that all citizens of all ages shall have practical financial 
   and physical access to a rich range of post-secondary 
   educational opportunities.
      Education in Pakistan at the time of 
                             Independence
      •   Pakistan achieved independence from over a century of British 
          colonial rule in August 1947. 
      •   The regions comprising Pakistan were relatively backward in 
          all respects, including in education. 
             Education Policies in Pakistan
      •  National Education Conference: 1947
      •  The New Education Policy: 1970
      •  The Education Policy: 1972-80
      •  National Education Policy and Implementation Programme: 
         1979
      •  National Education Policy: 1992
      •  National Education Policy: 1998-2010