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I have shared the link with our networks in Delhi and also endorsed
it on behalf of the <a href="https://educationemergency.net">National
Coalition on the Education Emergency</a> (NCEE)<br>
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The <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://educationemergency.net">NCEE</a>
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 <a
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href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/09/coalition-releases-research-brief/">Hindi
and in English</a> and can be shared with the Education Minister
as it is univocally in favour of school opening. The <a
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href="https://educationemergency.net/policy-tracker/">NCEE Policy
Tracker</a> also shows that most states in India have opened high
schools and some have also opened higher primary schools.<br>
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regards,<br>
Guru<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/10/21 2:37 pm, Tanya Aggarwal
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<div>So far, our representations/letters for opening schools
have fallen on deaf ears. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>If you know of any Delhi-based people who would be
willing to sign, the document is available here: <a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqUHxS6Eqv_2Dk0uNjGprPirfxceGPpf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107516627802191781674&rtpof=true&sd=true"
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please email me with your name, profession, location,
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Best regards,</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Tanya Aggarwal </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 3:10
PM Guru <<a href="mailto:Guru@itforchange.net"
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<div> Thanks Reetika for your response.<br>
<br>
I understand you are super busy, so two requests for your
support, which are based on what you are anyway doing:<br>
<ol>
<li>Making media cover the <b>'<a
href="https://educationemergency.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Education
Emergency</a>' </b>is vital and the series in
Scroll etc have been good. Do refer any media people
to a <a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">brief note</a>
about this coalition and if they have any questions
for us, we will be happy to respond. If you think
the term <b>'</b><b><b><a
href="https://educationemergency.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Education
Emergency</a></b>' </b>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.<br>
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<li>We have a '<a
href="https://educationemergency.net/coalition-members-participants/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">working group
on research</a>' that is collating all the
studies/surveys done and periodically release
compilation of these studies. So do share your survey
with us. <br>
</li>
</ol>
If there are individuals/organizations in your network who
would like to form part of the national coalition, do
share the <b><a href="https://educationemergency.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Education
Emergency</a></b> link with them. You can follow <a
href="https://educationemergency.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://educationemergency.net</a>
where we will be updating media articles, research
reports, policy trackers, mobilization programs on the <b><a
href="https://educationemergency.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Education Emergency</a> </b>regularly.<br>
<br>
regards<br>
Guru<br>
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On 06/08/21 12:08 pm, Reetika Khera wrote:<br>
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<p>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 :) <br>
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<p>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).<br>
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<p>Regards,</p>
<p>R<br>
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On 05-08-2021 17:55, Guru wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"> Thank you Aadi for connecting<br>
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Dear Bhaskar,<br>
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.<br>
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. <br>
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regards,<br>
Guru<br>
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<div>On 05/08/21 2:19 pm, Bhaskaran Raman wrote:<br>
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<div>Thanks Aadi for connecting.</div>
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<div>Dear Guru,<br>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>I am attaching an OpEd my colleague Om Damani
and I wrote in The Hindu a couple of weeks back.</div>
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<div>A group of 50+ of us also wrote an open letter
to CMs of Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka: <a
href="https://tinyurl.com/schooltaskforceletter"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://tinyurl.com/schooltaskforceletter</a>
and this got some media attention on the issue
too.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Bhaskar.<br>
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<div>On 05/08/21 12:53 pm, Aaditeshwar Seth wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear Guru, <br>
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<p>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. <br>
</p>
<p>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. <br>
</p>
<p>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. <br>
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<p>regards</p>
<p>Aadi</p>
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<div>On 8/5/2021 12:44 PM, Guru wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"> on another note Aadi<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
I saw an interview of Reetika Khera, IIT-D on <a
href="https://m.thewire.in/article/education/watch-karan-thapar-online-education-covid-schools"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://m.thewire.in/article/education/watch-karan-thapar-online-education-covid-schools</a>
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. <br>
<br>
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. <br>
<a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children/</a><br>
<a href="https://educationemergency.net/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://educationemergency.net/</a><br>
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thanks and regards<br>
Guru<br>
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