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<p>Well said and I am in full agreement of course. We shall keep
this in mind in future letters of this sort.</p>
<p>Jean<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23-08-2021 17:53,
Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya wrote:<br>
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New Roman"">Thanks for sharing the letter. You have
covered all the points in a more authentic way along with
research evidences. However, I personally feel that public
schools in India are not only places for learning to uphold
the fundamental right but also many other rights for overall
holistic development. It includes nutrition, wellbeing
through appropriate health interventions and joyful
childhood through enabling environment for recreation and
games. The school closure is taking all these rights that
are guaranteed under constitution under 39 (e) &( f)
read with Article 21 and 47. Therefore, immediately starting
mid-day meal programme with all other supportive nutrition
and health systems is crucial for overall development. It
would have been appropriate to flag all these issues in the
letter.
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face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Jean
Dreze <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net"><jaandaraz@riseup.net></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 23 August 2021 2:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mythili Ram <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mythiliramchand@gmail.com"><mythiliramchand@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Guru <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Guru@itforchange.net"><Guru@itforchange.net></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net">research@educationemergency.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net"><research@educationemergency.net></a>; Niranjanaradhya.V.P
Aradhya <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com"><aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a>; Sriranjani
Ranganathan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sriranjani.ranganathan@gmail.com"><sriranjani.ranganathan@gmail.com></a>;
Manisha Priyam <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:priyam.manisha@gmail.com"><priyam.manisha@gmail.com></a>; venita kaul
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vkaul54@gmail.com"><vkaul54@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Meeting with Jharkhand Education
Secretary</font>
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<p>That will be really useful. Here is the letter I have
drafted for the Education Secretary (not for circulation
please, we will release the final version to the media
tomorrow). If need be, we will send a similar letter to the
CM and request an appointment.</p>
<p>Jean<br>
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<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 22-08-2021 21:31, Mythili
Ram wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">We have received about a dozen cases of
what's being tried in different sites, largely in South
India for now. We will compile them by Thursday and share.
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<div dir="auto">Mythili</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 22, 2021,
5:29 PM Jean Dreze <<a
href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">jaandaraz@riseup.net</a>>
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<p>Thanks Guru. Would be good to hear more about
points 1 and 2 from Mythili, Ranjani and Manisha. I
will count myself lucky if we are able to persuade
the Secy that schools need to reopen soon and that
the Govt of Jharkhand may benefit from these inputs
for the purpose of preparing a transition plan.
Hopefully they are on the job, but I will be
surprised if they have electrifying proposals.<br>
</p>
<p>Jean<br>
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<div>On 22-08-2021 13:14, Guru wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">Dear Jean,<br>
<br>
I have compiled inputs from Rishikesh, Jyotnsa and
Sajitha in mail thread + Note on the Education
Emergency in
<a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Hindi</a> + Press release advocating immediate
opening of pre-primary and primary schools from the
National Coalition, in the attached PDF, to make it
easier to print/share.
<br>
<br>
It may be useful to present the note as from the
'National Coalition on the Education Emergency'
whose members are working to provide education
support to schools, communities as well as larger
mobilization of parents, teachers, stakeholders.
<b>So that it is seen as a potential continuous
support/engagement than a one-off interaction.
</b>The note in the beginning summarises this
potential support (also provided below)<br>
<ol>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%">The
Working Group on ‘<span
style="background:#fff200">Education Support
to Schools and Communities</span>’ is in the
process of documenting models of meaningful
learning (of different groups/organizations)
and compiling these. Based on this, the group
is preparing ‘Guidelines for school opening’.
<font color="#000000"><span
style="font-weight:normal"><span
style="background:#fff200">We will
provide the documents from this process
to the Jharkhand education department.
Contact Mythili Ramchand, Ranjani
Ranganathan)</span></span></font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%">The
Working Group on ‘<span
style="background:#fff200">Education Support
to Schools and Communities</span>’ is in the
process of organizing a meeting of
<font color="#000000">parents groups, teacher
groups, NGOs, CBOs working in <b>Jharkhand</b>.
</font><font color="#000000"><span
style="background:#fff200">The Education
department should have a representative
attend this virtual meeting to get a
direct hearing of views of different
stakeholders
</span></font><font color="#000000"><span
style="background:#fff200">from Jharkhan</span></font><font
color="#000000"><span
style="background:#fff200">d</span></font><font
color="#000000"><span
style="background:#fff200">. (Contact
person - Manisha Priyam</span></font><font
color="#000000">)</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%"><font
color="#000000">The </font>
<font color="#000000">Working Group on ‘</font>Research’
is compiling research studies conducted
relating to Covid and education, and will
release the highlights soon.
<span style="font-weight:normal"><span
style="background:#fff200">The suggestions
made in this note, do
</span></span><span
style="font-weight:normal"><span
style="background:#fff200">align</span></span><span
style="font-weight:normal"><span
style="background:#fff200"> with the
findings of almost all the research
studies.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.2cm; line-height:107%">The
press release in the note argues for the
immediate opening of pre-primary and primary
schools, (contrary to the political
preference to open class X-XII) as the maximum
harm from school closure affects this group.
The note in <a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Hindi</a> discusses the need to 'resume' and
'renew' school education.<br>
</p>
</li>
</ol>
I am copying Manisha, Mythili, Ranjani and Venita
for their inputs/suggestions. <br>
<br>
regards,<br>
Guru<br>
Gurumurthy Kasinathan,<a
href="https://educationemergency.net/2021/08/resume-and-renew-education-for-26-crore-children-hi/"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true"> शिक्षा आपातकाल पर
राष्ट्रीय सहभागिता</a><br>
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On 22/08/21 10:26 am, Rishikesh wrote:<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Sajitha & Jyotsna
have already provided very useful inputs. So,
I’m not sure how useful this attachment is
Jean. It contains examples on how the current
and next year can be designed and the kind of
curricular changes (broad and the next level
illustratively for Math).</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">I’m attaching the word
version so that you can use any section of the
note to incorporate into your submission to
the Secy, GoJ. Please feel free to use the
note I’ve shared in whatever way you feel fit
as it does not require any referencing.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Warm regards,</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">rishi</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Research <a
href="mailto:research-bounces@educationemergency.net" target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">
<research-bounces@educationemergency.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jyotsna
Jha<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 22, 2021 10:06
AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sajitha Bashir <a
href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<sajitha.bashir@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
research@educationemergency.net</a>;
Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya <a
href="mailto:aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Research] posters</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hi Jean, </p>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">I can see that we all
have different and at times also contrary
suggestions. </p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Yet, can help
suggesting a few - I am sure you would
discern and decide: I think you should ask
for some quick decisions that are also
easier to implement followed by some
modified approaches for being more
supportive to children. I have five
suggestions:</p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">1. I am a votary for
a Zero Year or a Bonus Year for all
primary kids, especially in states like
Jharkhand and Bihar. In the lifetime, one
year is nothing but if pushed to higher
grades without knowing nothing, it would
lead to much higher dropouts. </p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">2. A
curriculum-approach replanning with
support of local (there are some in Ranchi
who understand these well) and some
external people, focusing on key and
supportive concepts - I know that MP is
making some such initiative.
Different from bridging in the sense that
it also takes note of already prevailing
learning gaps and also structural
aspects. </p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">3. Training teachers
on this new approach and also extensively
on equity and learning issues making
them able to have a differential approach
and not treating all children the same. It
may also mean individual testing (as
Sajitha is suggesting) to know about each
one of them - but much better to
equip teachers to do that rather than
organising large scale ones. It must
include orienting them on socio-emotional
support and the importance of maintaining
links with children/parents during such
breaks.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">4. Preparing
teachers/schools/system for future sudden
such occurrences (third wave?). For
instance, many schools don't have all
children's addresses with landmarks, phone
numbers (family or neighbour), closest
literate person's phone number/address. We
found that to be a major constraint that
teachers faced when it came to getting in
touch with students and families. Record
collection may have happened but the
school does not have these in many cases. </p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">5. Textbooks (plus
additional learning materials) and Meals
to be non-negotiable - the system must
assess the current practices and assure
the availability of these two. </p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Regards,</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Jyotsna</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Sun, Aug 22, 2021
at 9:20 AM Sajitha Bashir <<a
href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">sajitha.bashir@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Studies from the US
show that it takes several years for
students who are below grade level to
"catch up" to grade level ; one study I
saw indicates that only 4 % catch up in
two years ! (This is pre-pandemic). In
general, younger children, and students
who are not independent learners take
longer. So this cannot be a one-time
effort, it could take a few years. In
other words, think of what you have to
do consistently for several years (which
may , if done well, actually introduce
some much needed changes in the
education system). That is the first
point that I would make. </p>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">The education
support group of the coalition is
preparing draft guidelines/ principles
. At this stage, a few other points
that could be put forward</p>
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<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- children need
to be assessed individually (not just
on academic subjects); sample based
assessments and tests give us an idea
of the scale of the problem, but do
not indicate what needs to be done in
each school. These have to be
administered by teachers, but there
must be some quality checks and
protocols, and consistent analysis of
data, to help develop school plans.
[ Also, children would also have
learnt new skills and resilience
during this time, and it is important
to build on this]</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- extend the time
for learning (eg weekends, holidays
etc). This obviously has to be
negotiated with teachers or other
organizations have to be brought in.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- mixed age
groups / classes in smaller groups -
eg you can teach literacy skills to
some students in classes 1-3 together,
if some grade 2-3 students have lost
literacy skills. This becomes more
difficult at higher levels, but
solutions can be found.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- focus on core
subjects initially - language,
mathematics; and socio-emotional</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- tailored
training for teachers to understand
and take up new methods, and regular
support provided to them</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- additional
instructional materials for the above
(ie the textbooks usually cannot be
used; but additional instructional
materials are not difficult to develop
and need not take time)</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- a clear
instructional plan developed by each
school ( schools will need support for
this)</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- detailed
district or block level planning and
monitoring to support each school; </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- meaningful and
sensitive communication with parents
on a regular basis.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">- more public
funding to support all of above; one
can't tackle the crisis meaningfully
with the existing level of resources</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Sat, Aug 21,
2021 at 9:56 PM Jean Dreze <<a
href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net"
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">jaandaraz@riseup.net</a>>
wrote:</p>
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<p>We are meeting the Education
Secretary in Jharkhand tomorrow. If
you have any suggestions, or any
ready-made material that might be
useful to him, please let me know.</p>
<p>Jean</p>
<div>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">On 22-08-2021
07:12, Rishikesh wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">That is
right. The gap that has occurred
over the 16+ months is so huge
and as Jean says it is over the
gap that already existed! If we
are to do anything meaningful,
we will need a lot of time with
the children to even get them to
where they were before the
lockdown.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">I guess all
will agree with it too. But the
challenge is in coming up with
the appropriate approach with a
suitable curriculum, material,
pedagogy, capacity building to
use them & so on… we will
have to start working with State
Govt’s to actionize this. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b>
Jean Dreze <a
href="mailto:jaandaraz@riseup.net"
target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<jaandaraz@riseup.net></a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday,
August 21, 2021 8:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b>
Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya
<a
href="mailto:aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com"
target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a>; Guru <a
href="mailto:Guru@ITforChange.net"
target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<Guru@ITforChange.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sajitha Bashir <a
href="mailto:sajitha.bashir@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<sajitha.bashir@gmail.com></a>; <a
href="mailto:mehendalearchana@gmail.com"
target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
mehendalearchana@gmail.com</a>;
<a
href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net"
target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
research@educationemergency.net</a>; Rishikesh <a
href="mailto:rishikesh@apu.edu.in"
target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<rishikesh@apu.edu.in></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re:
[Research] posters</p>
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<p>It seems to me that the
"bridge", however designed, will
have to extend to March 2023,
not 2022. Because the "gap", for
children who've been left out
all this time, is not just
one-and-a-half years (since
lockdown began); it's
one-and-a-half years + what they
forgot of what they had learnt +
whatever gap was already there
before the lockdown began. I
don't see a 3-month bridge
course filling that gap.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jean</p>
<p> </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On
21-08-2021 19:51,
Niranjanaradhya.V.P Aradhya
wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;
color:black">Hi Jean and
friends </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;
color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;
color:black">You have
raised an important issue.
Since March 24<sup>th</sup>
to till date nothing much
happened to children who
are in lower classes.
Therefore, I propose the
following. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;
color:black">The children
who joined class 1 in
2020-21 can be combined
with the children who are
joining class 1 in 2021-22
since there levels of
learning are one and the
same. These children will
undergo accelerated
learning programme to
learn basic things
appropriate to their age
and grade in a combined
manner to benefit both the
age groups and grades in
2021-22 for 200 hundred
learning days as indicated
by RTE Act. During this
period, teachers with
special curriculum and
methods help these
children master the
competencies otherwise
they would have mastered
in class 1 and two
respectively. At the end
of 2022 academic year , a
special programme for
children who got admitted
to class 1 in 2020-21 (
though they have not
attended school) can be
designed with special
curriculum to prepare them
for class 3, so that we
can avoid loss of one year
for no fault of them. </span></p>
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for all other grades from
2 to 10, the first 3
months should be devoted
to well-structured bridge
course with a specially
designed curriculum to get
familiar with age wise-
grade wise
competencies before we
start curriculum
transaction </span></p>
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the loss is for
marginalized children who
are first- or
second-generation
learners. Therefore, while
talking on behalf them and
demanding any solution
needs a fair understanding
and all benefit should be
given to children. The
decision also should be in
the best interest of the
children. </span></p>
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Jean Dreze
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<b>Sent:</b> 21 August
2021 1:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Guru <a
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<b>Cc:</b> niranjan
aradhya <a
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<aradhyaniranjan@hotmail.com></a>; Sajitha Bashir <a
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mehendalearchana@gmail.com</a> <a
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<mehendalearchana@gmail.com></a>; <a
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<research@educationemergency.net></a>; Rishikesh <a
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<b>Subject:</b> Re:
[Research] posters</span>
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<p>Dear Guru and friends,</p>
<p>I am still tied up with
the field survey, but
doing my best to keep up
in the between with all
the useful material you
are circulating.</p>
<p>The survey findings are
alarming (no surprise
here). In Latehar
district, in 5 SC/ST
hamlets, we found that 75%
of children were unable to
read a single word.
Meanwhile, the schools are
falling apart.</p>
<p>I wonder what the "line"
is on automatic promotion.
Once again it seems to
suit privileged children,
who are more or less on
track, but it is the kiss
of educational death for
other children. How can
children who were enrolled
in Class 1 last year, and
have never been to school
or learnt the alphabet, be
in Class 2 now (Class 3 in
a few months), where they
are given English
textbooks (in Jharkhand)?
Is there not a case for a
"bonus year" when all
children are helped to
recover instead of sorting
the winners and losers yet
again? Just curious - I am
sure that you have
discussed this.</p>
<p>I am not clear whether <a
href="mailto:research@educationemergency.net" target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer"
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"research@educationemergency.net"</a> is a kind of collective address so
I am CC-ing a few at
random!</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Jean</p>
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Jean<br>
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We are in the process of
translating posters to
as many languages as
possible as these can
help in sharp and quick
communication. We will
share these with you as
well.<br>
<br>
regards<br>
Guru<br>
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<p>Dear Guru: Thanks for
this and other mails.
I am up to my ears
right now with the
field survey (until 22
August), but I will
catch up as soon as
possible. We will
definitely help with
media for one thing.</p>
<p>More asap,</p>
<p>Jean</p>
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<pre>Dear Jean</pre>
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<pre>I am attaching the posters that my colleague made in our Karnataka</pre>
<pre>'Open Schools' campaign</pre>
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<pre>The campaign included a street protest, media articles, few press</pre>
<pre>releases which were reported in local papers. It may have helped a bit -</pre>
<pre>the Karnataka Govt kept high schools open Jan-March 2021.</pre>
<pre>Through the State SMC Federation, Niranjan and others also organized</pre>
<pre>district level protest meetings on school opening. A PIL was also put up</pre>
<pre>in Karnataka High Court on both opening schools and providing mid day</pre>
<pre>meals. The CJ was sympathetic but did not give a firm directive to open</pre>
<pre>schools. (there is a general middle class fear psychosis)</pre>
<pre> </pre>
<pre>For this time, apart from posters, street protests, short videos</pre>
<pre>(children, parents, teachers) in multiple languages, social media</pre>
<pre>campaigns, apart from policy briefs, guidelines/toolkits for school</pre>
<pre>opening will be required. And the idea of the national coalition is to</pre>
<pre>share resources/ideas across groups working in different geographies.</pre>
<pre> </pre>
<pre>regards,</pre>
<pre>Guru</pre>
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<pre><a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/mar/19/midday-meals-as-crucial-as-classes-survey-2278502.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/mar/19/midday-meals-as-crucial-as-classes-survey-2278502.html</a></pre>
<pre><a href="https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-schools-and-all-classes-local-hygiene-precautions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-schools-and-all-classes-local-hygiene-precautions</a></pre>
<pre><a href="https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-primary-schools-now-to-avoid-a-learning-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">https://itforchange.net/press-release-open-all-primary-schools-now-to-avoid-a-learning-crisis</a></pre>
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