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Question of Vacant RTE seats and Loss of School’s Revenue—case of Maharashtra
The number of RTE quota seats filled stand at 46,900 while the total number of seats in the Maharashtra is as high as 2.44 lacs. Faced with a deadlock, or at least a bottleneck, there are suggestions coming in from various quarters, notably from the schools themselves.... Read More
The enrollment in US Public School Dwindles in the Wake of the Pandemic
The pandemic has definitely brought unprecedented shifts in perspectives on school education. The US is reeling under the effects of the pandemic and schools have been shut, a phased reopening was proposed in several states but the parents are still apprehensive about sending their children to sc... 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
Alternate Schools - An Introduction
Alternative schooling may differ from the mainstream schooling in several ways. It can use non-traditional curriculum and pedagogical thoughts, it can experiment with non-traditional instructional models etc. The common theme that run across the alternative schooling models is that of customization ... Read More
NEP 2020: Ideas on the Ideal Age to Begin Formal Education
The National Education Policy has made many radical departures from how the schooling has come to be perceived in India. One of the major changes that the NEP proposes is to integrate the early childhood schooling into the primary schooling system i.e. preschooling will become a formal part of the s... Read More
Need Help in Choosing Undergraduate Course / Streams Most Suited for You?
School education is evolving in tandem with the diversifying higher education and spawning industries and broadening career options, some conventional and some not very much so. There have been steady and studied developments in the curriculums and pedagogy but then there are also abrupt modificatio... Read More
As Delhi witnesses a worrying escalation of the Covid-19 situation, reports are streaming in that schools might not open even in July. In all likelihood, the virtual classes are going to keep the children and the teachers busy once the summer break ends.... Read More
Supreme Court: Children Should Not be Sent to School at a Very Young Age
During the hearing of an appeal, the Supreme Court observed that in the interest of their psychological health, children should not be sent to school at a very early age. The appeal was filed by a group of parents challenging the minimum age criteria of six years for grade 1 admission in Kendriya Vi... Read More
NCERT Panel Recommends- Replace ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in School Textbooks
In a move aimed at fostering a deeper connection with the nation's cultural roots, a high-level committee for social sciences constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recommended replacing "India" with "Bharat" in school textbooks. The committee also reco... Read More
State Directive for Schools for 30% Fee Reduction in Karnataka for the academic year 2020-21
Government of Karnataka in a directive stated that the schools must slash the tuition fee for the academic year 2020-21 by as much as 30 %. The justification for ordering such a substantial discount is of course the pandemic and the lockdown that it induced. The order applies to both state and centr... Read More
Private Schools organize Protest over Fee Cut Directive in Bangalore
A massive protest organized against the state government’s ruling mandating a 30% fee cut in private schools was held in Bangalore with protesters numbering in their thousands.... Read More
How to Start a School as a Minority Educational institution?
An institution that is established by a religious or linguistic minority community qualifies as a minority educational institution. A minority institution in India avail of the constitutional guarantee given in Article 30(1). The minority institution get a say in deciding the quantum of reservation ... Read More
Anantha Lakshmi International School - A welcome addition to the educational scene of Anantapur
The southern part of India is relatively known for giving more emphasis on education which has exposed them to various learning avenues and they also have earned good reputation in terms of literacy. The state Andhra Pradesh constitutes a literacy rate of over 72% which makes it one of the most lite... Read More
CBSE tables proposal for integrating arts into the school curriculum
In an effort to restore the versatile art forms of India into the national consciousness through mainstream education, CBSE has taken the decision to integrate arts with the teaching and learning process.... Read More
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