[Core] [Jharkhand] Subject : Internal Update # 2 (September 5 – 18, 2021) – National Coalition on Education Emergency.
Guru
Guru at ITforChange.net
Fri Sep 24 16:19:07 IST 2021
PIL filed by one party would not make the work of all us
'confrontational' I believe. PIL is one option available to push an
executive that seems insensitive to the plight of the poor. we can only
ask for school opening and mid day meals, something the govt has been
doing pre covid. and pulling teachers from non teaching duties
but of course someone from the Jharkhand groups must find it useful to
do / able to do
In Karnataka a somewhat assertive HC was able to put pressure on the
executive (for instance the govt had actually cancelled trains which
were transporting migrants back to their home states because 'industry'
wanted the labour, though nobody had bothered to ensure food security
for them. The HC came down on this move and govt rescinded its order.
The arguments for opening schools is quite clear, so a PIL could work.
thanks
Guru
On 24/09/21 10:23 am, Deepika Singh wrote:
> Dear Guru and Jharkhand members,
>
> Public Interest Litigation to me is a confrontational strategy just
> because we have court as mediator, even if we are making the PIL to
> support the State.. Does a State like Jharkhand even have the capacity
> for certain things?
> Should we explore Public hearing. We could invite some officials as
> well. It may be more consultative.
>
> Would like to know others' thoughts as well.
>
> Warmly,
> Deepika
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 10:12 PM Guru <Guru at itforchange.net
> <mailto:Guru at itforchange.net>> wrote:
>
> Jean and RTE forum friends
>
> do you think a PIL can be explored? even if the PIL will take its
> time, the 'publicity' around it will persuade the Govt a bit about
> the seriousness. The initial step of 'drafting' can borrow from
> the Karnataka PIL as well
>
> regards
> Guru
>
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> On 22/09/21 9:18 am, Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, there was a PIL filed by the SDMC members to reopen all
>> classes from 1 to 10 and to start MDM immediately. The response
>> was very good. However, after Justice Nagarathna Madam got
>> elevated to SC, the new CJ and other senior judge has taken over
>> and the case is for hearing in the October.
>>
>> Bringing SMC members and teachers to forefront is very crucial to
>> move forward. We can explore the possibility of filing a PIL to
>> relieve teachers from the election duty given the education
>> emergency in the state though the RTE empowers the states to take
>> their services during elections, census and other natural
>> calamities. They can deploy personnel from other departments.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Niranjan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Niranjanaradhya.V.P
>>
>> Development Educationist, Mentor of SDMCs and
>>
>> Chief Advocate of Neighbourhood Common School System through
>> State Funded Public Education
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Guru <Guru at ITforChange.net> <mailto:Guru at ITforChange.net>
>> *Sent:* 21 September 2021 10:53 AM
>> *To:* jharkhand at educationemergency.net
>> <mailto:jharkhand at educationemergency.net>
>> <jharkhand at educationemergency.net>
>> <mailto:jharkhand at educationemergency.net>
>> *Cc:* niranjan aradhya <aradhyaniranjan at hotmail.com>
>> <mailto:aradhyaniranjan at hotmail.com>; core at educationemergency.net
>> <mailto:core at educationemergency.net>
>> <core at educationemergency.net> <mailto:core at educationemergency.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Jharkhand] Subject : Internal Update # 2
>> (September 5 – 18, 2021) – National Coalition on Education
>> Emergency.
>>
>> Yes, I think the RTE Forum is planning to meet this month or
>> early next month.
>>
>> We should do our best to highlight the extra-ordinary callousness
>> of the system in denying children their fundamental right to
>> education.
>>
>> In Karnataka, last year itself a PIL was put in the Karnataka
>> High Court which took the matter quite seriously (both RTE and
>> right to food/nutrition under MMS). The directives of the Court
>> were listened to by the Executive. (Niranjan would have details).
>> If the CJ is sensitive, this can be helpful.
>>
>> The proposed meeting could discuss a PIL as an immediate action
>> as well.
>>
>> regards,
>> Guru
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21/09/21 3:57 pm, Jean Dreze wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Guru: The situation in Jharkhand is even worse than I
>>> thought, as you can guess from this short note. Teachers are on
>>> election duty and there is little chance of them being able to
>>> spare much time for children in the next few months even if
>>> primary/UP schools reopen. By that time children will be
>>> catapulted /three /grades ahead of their pre-lockdown class. As
>>> it is, some of them are saddled with textbooks in English /and/
>>> Sanskrit even if they have forgotten the Hindi alphabet! Sooner
>>> the Jharkhand meeting can happen the better...
>>>
>>> Cordially,
>>>
>>> Jean
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21-09-2021 15:32, Guru wrote:
>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>
>>>> Starting from this issue, we will be providing a brief
>>>> /fortnightly/ /internal update /to those who are participating
>>>> in the work/ meetings of the National Coalition on the
>>>> Education Emergency (*NCEE*). We feel this will be useful, as
>>>> our network has expanded, and many activities are being
>>>> organized in parallel. The newsletter, for a broader
>>>> circulation, will be issued monthly. The internal update will
>>>> take only a few minutes to read. Feel free to make suggestions
>>>> and any help in any area! Please visit the education emergency
>>>> website <https://educationemergency.net/>for more information.
>>>>
>>>> _*1. *__*Social Mobilization Group*_ (A big thank you for the
>>>> many people who helped with these activities)
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> _Maharashtra_: NCEE spoke at a meeting on Sept 18,
>>>> organized by the RTE Forum, Maharashtra
>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/advocacy-campaigns/>and
>>>> other organizations, and discussed the education emergency
>>>> context and the work of the Coalition. The research brief
>>>> released by the NCEE was presented to an audience of around
>>>> 450 teachers, parents and RTE activists, in Marathi.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> _Jharkhand_: A meeting was held with various local
>>>> organizations. A larger public meeting will be organized in
>>>> early October. Among other things, the findings of the
>>>> SCHOOL survey and ongoing work
>>>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kPMr8i-TcgAtX0pomctd-7017iJ16j3-/view?usp=sharing>
>>>> of the NCEE will be presented.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> _Telengana_: A meeting was held with local organizations
>>>> and representative of low-cost private schools. The
>>>> organizations will also explore doing the NCEE high
>>>> frequency rapid surveys. A larger public meeting is planned
>>>> before the end of September.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _*2. **Education Support Group *_
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> The Education Support Group had prepared a template for
>>>> documenting the work done by organizations in ‘community
>>>> learning centres’ during the pandemic. Six organizations
>>>> have shared their work
>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/category/innovative-models/>as
>>>> per this template. Their documents is being collated to
>>>> create a note on pedagogical innovations that would be
>>>> relevant to teachers in schools as well.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> The Group is collating learning resources and is in the
>>>> process of sharing these in a curated manner through a
>>>> MediaWiki repository
>>>> <https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Education_Innovation_Models>
>>>>
>>>> _*
>>>> *_
>>>>
>>>> _*3. **Education Research Group*_
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> The Research Group released a ‘Research Brief
>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/2021/09/coalition-releases-research-brief/>’,
>>>> which is a summary of Indian and International researches
>>>> on Covid and Education, over last 18 months, in English and
>>>> Hindi. The compendium consisting of brief summary of each
>>>> individual research is available here
>>>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1coEeu0lZRBsMEg366uIVxEYPS7Bc2ey_nO2uCIQwSyE/edit?usp=sharing>.
>>>> Please use this for your advocacy and mobilization purposes.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> The group will update the research compendium _every two
>>>> months_, with studies that are completed.**Individual
>>>> research studies are continuously updated and can be
>>>> accessed *here*
>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/category/resource/research-studies/>
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> _Rapid survey of households on school re-opening
>>>> experience_: The questionnaire has been finalized. It has
>>>> been translated into Kannada and will be pre-tested along
>>>> with the software. The survey will be done in Karnataka and
>>>> Telangana. Other surveys are planned for teachers and
>>>> school heads.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> _State policy implementation tracker_. Data collection
>>>> formats were finalized. We are relying currently largely on
>>>> media reports. We hope to have a first visualization by
>>>> September 25. A method for submitting information through a
>>>> Google Form on the website is being devised.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> _Guidelines for state governments_*. *This is under
>>>> preparation*.*Guidelines issued by the Government of India
>>>> and few state governments is available here
>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/?s=guidelines>
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> Media articles relating to Covid and Education is available
>>>> here
>>>> <https://educationemergency.net/category/media-articles/>.**Media
>>>> articles, Research Studies and other resources can be
>>>> searched on the education emergency site by geography
>>>> (state <https://educationemergency.net/?s=Karnataka>).
>>>>
>>>> Please share this update with others who would be interested in
>>>> participating in the NCEE. Please email
>>>> info at educationemergency.net
>>>> <mailto:info at educationemergency.net> if you need any
>>>> clarifications or would like to join any group.
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>>
>>>> Guru
>>>>
>>>> ps - you may receive this mail more than once, if you are
>>>> member of more than one of the mailing lists.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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