Nepal mandated private schools to end double-charging fees and transparently publish pricing structures. This crackdown reignites regional debates across South Asia regarding private education costs and governmental oversight.

Nepal has ordered private schools to stop double-charging fees, repay illegally collected ones and clearly publish their pricing structures, reopening a debate about education costs that runs across South Asia. From Dhaka to Delhi, parents have long complained that private schools charge too much and operate with too little oversight, inviting questions about whether governments should try to rein them in, improve state schools, or do both. Nepal’s Ministry of Education issued directives this...