Monthly Newsletter | February 2026 | Volume 78
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February stands as an improvement month for the education sector in India, a time where reform decisions, innovation narratives and policy debates shape the academic landscape. Institutions and governments re-evaluate priorities that directly affect teachers, parents and students countrywide, as schools prepare for a shift.
This month spotlights essential developments like Delhi’s Fee Regulation Act, reflecting effective accountability in private schooling and education policy reforms. In the meantime, the Himachal Pradesh mobile phone prohibition has triggered countrywide arguments about digital balance, student well-being and discipline in classrooms.
February contributes to structural transformations in the sector, analysing why government schools face a fall in admissions while private schools continue to rise, and how school merger policies impact marginalised communities, specifically in the rural parts of the country.
Innovation stays central to the debate, and the discussions about AI reshaping the teaching profession explore whether technology disrupts or fortifies traditional roles. The rise of smart schools indicates how AI integration, teacher empowerment and infrastructure can enhance rural education quality, balancing this shift.
Hence, February becomes a mirror reflecting responsibility, reform, transformation and equity as India transforms toward a future-ready education model.
Education Policy Reforms in India: Delhi’s Fee Regulation Act
The Delhi government communicated with the SC (Supreme Court) on Monday (2.2.2026) that it will carry out the law governing private school fees from the 2026–27 academic session, instead of t...
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What Does the Himachal Phone Ban Mean for Schools in India?
S.S. Sukhu, the CM of Himachal Pradesh, on 5.2.2026, declared a full prohibition on students using phones in all private and govt. schools throughout Himachal, effective from 1.3.2026. The CM menti...
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Why Government Schools Decline & Private Schools Grow?
The school education system in India is experiencing a marked shift, and the government information presented in the Rajya Sabha depicts a steady fall in public schools with a r...
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How School Consolidation Affects Marginalised Communities?
The Chief of the AJP in Lucknow criticised the BJP government in UP over its recent decision to combine schools with fewer than 50 students. He also said he alleged that the move aims to hand over education to private players. Mentioning at a press conference, the chief said the government plans to close upper primary and primary schools with enrolment less than 50 students under the label of “school merger.”
He debated that the ground reality varies from the government’s claims and alerted that such conclusions could threaten education in rural areas, specifically for students from Dalit, poor, backward and triba...
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Is AI Reshaping the Future of the Teaching Profession?
AI is transforming learning, but it is fortifying, not decreasing, the role of parents and teachers during the panel discussion on “AI in the Classroom...
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How Smart Schools Can Improve Rural Education Quality?
The Ahmedabad Municipal School Board decided the ‘Shatabdi Shiksha Mahotsav’ successfully under the leadership of CM Bhupendra Patel on Friday (1...
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