Economically Weaker Section students are among the hardest hit in the course of the pandemic
According to a government survey, as many as 27 percent of children in center funded government schools do not have access to devices that are critical to participate in the online classes.... Read More
Omission of Early Childhood education in NEP draft draws criticism
The draft National Education Policy begins by stating the facts regarding cognitive development that it starts much before the child sets foot inside a school. It reads “the learning process for a child commences immediately at birth.” The statement is true as it is known that the groundwork for sch... Read More
Dry Food Items for Children Till Schools Reopen
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced that the state will run a scheme under which the children will be provided dry food items for all school days until the schools reopen.... Read More
New Proposal on Teaching Hours by NCF 2023
As per the National Curriculum Framework 2023, the Ministry has put forth a proposal to make the teaching hours for school students 29 hours a week.... Read More
A survey conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education found out that a majority of the school principals are of the view that a staggered re-opening of classrooms for classes 11 and 12 students can be considered if the Covid-19 situation in the neighborhood is not critical.... Read More
Policies to Enhance Quality in Government Sector
In a country, education is the foremost and dominant sector which needs proper emphasis for the growth of the nation. The government both central and state plays a significant role in looking after the quality of education which is being provided in all the educational institutions.... Read More
Saturday is now a No Bag Day in Government Schools in Rajasthan
Furthermore, parent-teacher meetings would take place on Saturdays to keep parents abreast of the progress of their wards.... Read More
The HRD Ministry reports 7% Of Classrooms in Indian Schools as Critically Dilapidated
No less than 7 % of classrooms in Indian schools are calling for urgent restoration. Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), 2016-17 Provisional report puts the percentage of schools with desperately dilapidated infrastructure at 0.67%.... Read More
We have written about corporal punishment earlier, in this article we are dealing with the critical socio-cultural issue of child abuse. The vulnerability of children en –route to school, in school hours and while commuting back to home has been painfully made evident to us by incidents of child vic... Read More
Absolute Don’ts of a Teacher Job
A teacher’s job is also not a trivial engagement. Sometimes, and I think everyone would agree with that, we all have bad days - even teachers. But having a bad day as a teacher and being a bad teacher have fundamental differences. Some points to be noted as drawbacks are... Read More
The commission has issued the notice to the education department after its officials did not present themselves before the commission after a complaint was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.... Read More
Early Childhood Education in India and School Readiness Program
All eyes are on the upcoming National Education Policy 2019. Time is ripe and expectations are high. It is natural to expect the NEP to deliver guidelines that transform the education scenario in the country. There are very many subjects that have rightly found voice in the NEP but there are subject... Read More
Policy Changes Warranted to Ease Opening Private Schools
Private Schools in India are non-proprietary enterprises. Procedures to open a school in India must be eased to the highest possible degree to excel in the global developmental race, given that school promoters are committing their resources to educate children of India and contributing to the most ... Read More
How to Increase School Admissions ?
Many school promoters are finding it difficult to enroll required number of students. This is in fact, one of the biggest challenge school promoters are experiencing when they launch a new school or trying to sustain an established school. Creating the best infrastructure, putting up hoardings and h... Read More
Re-opening of Schools-Learnings from the world
It is remarkable how the schools in India, K-12 educators and administrators have switched to remote learning practices amid Covid-19 induced lockdown. As the time goes by, the educators and administrators are redirecting their attention from providing high-quality online education to reopening the ... Read More
School education’s biggest challenge is Teacher's Crisis In India
According to the Ministry of Human Resource and Development report 2018, India has over 1 lakh ‘single-teacher schools’ with teacher training in nascent stage at best. Questions regarding the adequacy of teachers in handling the children with learning disabilities and special needs abound.... Read More
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, indicates that the divide is very pronounced and the families that do not have access to computers or smart phones are at a clear disadvantage.... Read More