Monthly Newsletter |November 2020 |Volume 19
Dear readers,
I am glad to present before you the November edition of the School 360 newsletter.
The acute effects of COVID-19 pandemic on education seem to be declining in their intensity as the institutions have now, to varying degrees, adapted to the changes that the disruption brought about. Moreover, the schools are planning to reopen and attempt to evaluate and deal with the quantum of the academic backlog. The school news is consequently dominated by these themes and issues.
This edition includes the reopening of KVs and JNVs, reopening of schools in Uttarakhand ; the further curtailment of the CBSE, ICSE syllabi; the Teacher Status Survey report, the ASER report 2020 highlighting the digital divide, evaluation of the use of the DIKSHA portal by states, and
I hope you will find the newsletter informative and will enrich our endeavour with your feedback.
Keep safe, keep healthy
Vinod Kakumanu
Reopening of schools—KV and Navodayas propose reopening in November
Schools across the country are reopening in varying degrees. Although, the physical classes have not resumed anywhere to date. While states differ in their v...
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COVID Aftermath--There may be a further reduction of CBSE and ICSE board syllabi
The education boards with a national base, namely CBSE and CISCE are deliberating over further curtailment of the syllabus of high school and intermediate classes to adjust for the dras...
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Digital Divide Highlighted by the ASER 2020
The digital divide has been highlighted since the online classes have gained currency. Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2020, Wave 1,...
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Reopening of school—Uttarakhand issues SOP for schools ahead of expected reopening
To fortify the safety protocol and minimize the COVID-19 infection risk, the Uttarakhand state has issued detailed SOPs for schools that are scheduled to reopen from November 2. The schools in the state will reopen for classes 10 to 12 only.
The SOPs include the directions for the school management requiring them to maintain the standards of sanitation and hygiene and social distancing. The school campuses are supposed to be thoroughly sanitized every day, after every shift.
The provision of hand sanitizers and thermal scanners has to be ensured. It has been categorically st...
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India ranks 6th most positive about teachers in the 35-country survey
India ranks among the world’s top 10 countries when it comes to valuing its teaching workforce, according to a new ...
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Centre’s portal DIKSHA: Gujarat is first in ‘direct plays’ on online learning
An analysis of the user data retrieved from the central government’s digital Infrastructure for school Education na...
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