[Core] Education Emergency
Guru
Guru at ITforChange.net
Fri Oct 1 15:19:49 IST 2021
I have shared the link with our networks in Delhi and also endorsed it
on behalf of the National Coalition on the Education Emergency
<https://educationemergency.net> (NCEE)
The NCEE <https://educationemergency.net> recently released a 'Research
Brief''which collates Indian and global research studies on Covid and
Education carried out over the last 18 months. This research brief is
available in Hindi and in English
<https://educationemergency.net/2021/09/coalition-releases-research-brief/>
and can be shared with the Education Minister as it is univocally in
favour of school opening. The NCEE Policy Tracker
<https://educationemergency.net/policy-tracker/> also shows that most
states in India have opened high schools and some have also opened
higher primary schools.
regards,
Guru
Gurumurthy Kasinathan
www.ITforChange.Net| Cell:91 9845437730 | Tel:91 80 26654134, 26536890
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On 01/10/21 2:37 pm, Tanya Aggarwal wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> So far, our representations/letters for opening schools have fallen on
> deaf ears.
>
> In Delhi, schools remain closed for classes up to class 8 (for 1.5
> years and counting). However, festive gatherings have been allowed,
> and of course, everything else remains open as usual.
>
> We are now trying a much more scaled down request to Delhi authorities
> to allow children up to class 8 to come to school at least once a week
> for sports/music, etc.
>
> If you know of any Delhi-based people who would be willing to sign,
> the document is available
> here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqUHxS6Eqv_2Dk0uNjGprPirfxceGPpf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107516627802191781674&rtpof=true&sd=true
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqUHxS6Eqv_2Dk0uNjGprPirfxceGPpf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107516627802191781674&rtpof=true&sd=true>
>
> If anyone is unable to comment to add their name, then please email me
> with your name, profession, location, etc.
>
> Best regards,
> Tanya Aggarwal
> +91 98184 29893
> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-aggarwal1/>; Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/tanya_aggarwal1>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 3:10 PM Guru <Guru at itforchange.net
> <mailto:Guru at itforchange.net>> wrote:
>
> Thanks Reetika for your response.
>
> I understand you are super busy, so two requests for your support,
> which are based on what you are anyway doing:
>
> 1. Making media cover the *'Education Emergency
> <https://educationemergency.net>' *is vital and the series in
> Scroll etc have been good. Do refer any media people to a
> brief note
> <https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/>
> about this coalition and if they have any questions for us,
> we will be happy to respond. If you think the term
> *'***Education Emergency <https://educationemergency.net>*'
> *is evocative, do use it in your interviews/writings etc and
> refer to the National Coalition being formed to discuss/raise
> awareness of this issue. The more individuals/institutions
> that are a part of this coalition and can work together to
> raise awareness including of parents, across states, the more
> chances we have of persuading some governments to open schools
> and serve as a model to other states. We are also translating
> materials to Hindi/Bengali/Marathi/Tamil/Kannada/Malayalam etc
> and this can also be shared with the regional language
> publications.
> 2. We have a 'working group on research
> <https://educationemergency.net/coalition-members-participants/>'
> that is collating all the studies/surveys done and
> periodically release compilation of these studies. So do share
> your survey with us.
>
> If there are individuals/organizations in your network who would
> like to form part of the national coalition, do share the
> *Education Emergency <https://educationemergency.net>* link with
> them. You can follow https://educationemergency.net
> <https://educationemergency.net> where we will be updating media
> articles, research reports, policy trackers, mobilization programs
> on the *Education Emergency <https://educationemergency.net>
> *regularly.
>
> regards
> Guru
>
>
> On 06/08/21 12:08 pm, Reetika Khera wrote:
>>
>> Dear all: With some colleagues, we are planning to do a small
>> survey on the situation with online schooling in the coming two
>> weeks. Besides that, I don't think can do much because I'm badly
>> swamped with admin duties at IIT Delhi. Even the interview with
>> Karan Thapar, my main role was to send him some reading material
>> and to agree to be a prop while he spoke :)
>>
>> I've been trying to get a few media people interested in doing
>> ground reports and they are coming in a trickle (NDTV/Alok Pande
>> did one from UP; today there's something from Jharkhand/Latehar
>> by Saurav Kumar in Newsclick; scroll has done a few case studies
>> or they are on the anvil and so on).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> R
>>
>>
>> On 05-08-2021 17:55, Guru wrote:
>>> Thank you Aadi for connecting
>>>
>>> Dear Bhaskar,
>>> So encouraging to hear from you, I will call you tomorrow
>>> morning around 11 if that is Ok for you. If not do indicate
>>> anytime tomorrow.
>>> We have a meeting on Aug 7, at 6 pm of a 'working group on
>>> social mobilization' whose aim it is to create a larger social
>>> pressure for school opening and it would be great to have you
>>> and other colleagues in that group.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> Guru
>>> //
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05/08/21 2:19 pm, Bhaskaran Raman wrote:
>>>> Thanks Aadi for connecting.
>>>>
>>>> Dear Guru,
>>>>
>>>> I am taking the liberty of copying a few of my colleagues and
>>>> friends; a group of us have been doing what we can do push for
>>>> reopening schools.
>>>>
>>>> I am attaching an OpEd my colleague Om Damani and I wrote in
>>>> The Hindu a couple of weeks back.
>>>>
>>>> A group of 50+ of us also wrote an open letter to CMs of
>>>> Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka:
>>>> https://tinyurl.com/schooltaskforceletter
>>>> <https://tinyurl.com/schooltaskforceletter> and this got some
>>>> media attention on the issue too.
>>>>
>>>> Do call me any time: 9820082064 . I wish to talk to you about
>>>> your effort which seems sorely needed, and how we can all work
>>>> together.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Bhaskar.
>>>>
>>>> On 05/08/21 12:53 pm, Aaditeshwar Seth wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Guru,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes for sure, I'm CCing Reetika. She is of course the
>>>>> front-runner here in raising these and other social issues to
>>>>> public attention.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am also CCing Professor Bhaskaran Raman from IIT Bombay who
>>>>> has also been championing the aspect of re-opening of schools.
>>>>> He recently put in a letter to several state CMs endorsed by a
>>>>> wide network of academics, lawyers, and educationalists.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Reetika and Bhaskar, Guru leads IT for Change in
>>>>> Bangalore. He has a very rich experience of working with the
>>>>> education system especially in Kerala and Karnataka, and is
>>>>> also a strong advocate for the use of FOSS (free and
>>>>> open-source software) in schools to replace the use of
>>>>> proprietary software in teaching and the education curriculum.
>>>>> Please do see the links below on the education emergency.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Aadi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/5/2021 12:44 PM, Guru wrote:
>>>>>> on another note Aadi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am part of a National Coalition on the Education
>>>>>> Emergency, which has been formed, to create a wider social
>>>>>> mobilization around the issues connected to school closure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I saw an interview of Reetika Khera, IIT-D on
>>>>>> https://m.thewire.in/article/education/watch-karan-thapar-online-education-covid-schools
>>>>>> <https://m.thewire.in/article/education/watch-karan-thapar-online-education-covid-schools>
>>>>>> and she has discussed many of the points we have been
>>>>>> speaking about. While many are saying clearly that schools
>>>>>> and colleges must open (carefully), bringing them together
>>>>>> and connecting these ideas to communities, mass organizations
>>>>>> would make the task of persuading governments less difficult.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would it be possible for you to forward this mail to her, I
>>>>>> would like to discuss and see how she could amplify the
>>>>>> messages as well as support us in building a larger social
>>>>>> mobilization around this issue.
>>>>>> https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/
>>>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/>
>>>>>> https://educationemergency.net/ <https://educationemergency.net/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks and regards
>>>>>> Guru
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Gurumurthy Kasinathan*| Director
>>>>>> IT for Change <http://www.itforchange.net/>
>>>>>> (/In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC)/
>>>>>> 91-80-26654134 |91-9845437730
>>>>>>
>>>
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