The Maharashtra government has announced its plans to reopen the schools in areas where no Covid-19 cases have been reported over the last month. The Minister of School Education Department made this announcement through a video message online and said that the schools in such areas will be allowed to…
Our children need education. How much longer can schools remain shut?
Other than opening sporadically for older children, schools have remained closed since March 2020. Education has been conspicuous by its absence from government agendas. We understand the concern around safety. But, as parents, the focus on opening indoor spaces other than schools is worrying.
Can schools be reopened during the pandemic?
It is more than a year since the first nationwide lockdown to contain COVID-19 in India started in March 2020, when schools were closed By the end of June 2021 over 150 million children in 19 countries were either attending virtual classes or had no schooling at all.
Karnataka Edu dept releases road map for new year; plan based on gadget accessibility
The department of public instruction has issued detailed guidelines on how to conduct alternative learning for students of class 1-10 in the upcoming academic year. Plans based on accessibility level of students to different gadgets
When will schools reopen in India? Check state-wise list here
States have been mulling over the decision to physically resume teaching and learning activities in educational institutions.
Digital deprivation no hindrance to learning
Adapt, adopt and evolve had been the catchwords of the lockdown period that disrupted the normal course in every sector, and education was no exception. Schools were shut down and teachers and learners moved to the online space to remain in touch with their academic curriculum. The large number of…
Less than 20% of Tamil Nadu govt schools have internet
Only one in five government schools in Tamil Nadu have internet facilities according to a report released by the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+). Of the 37,579 government schools in the state, only 6,746 schools (17.9%) have internet facilities.
Classroom learning may be a thing of the past: Education Minister
‘Tech-driven education, though fraught with challenges, has to be taken forward’ Technology has ushered in sweeping changes across the world, and soon face-to-face learning in classroom may become a thing of the past, Education Minister A. Suresh has said. Speaking at the inaugural session of the ‘Dr. YSR Memorial Lecture’…
Organisational structures need to be strengthened to help Covid-hit children
Combating the aftershocks of the second wave and a successful outcome for the well-being of children will only happen if there is greater cohesion between the government and Civil Society Organisations (CSO). Organisational structures such as the School Management Committees, District Child Welfare Committees and the local panchayats, among others,…
Schools in Andhra Pradesh to reopen on August 16
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools on August 16. Speaking after attending a review meeting with the Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy on ‘Mana Badi Nadu-Nedu’, Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh said online classes for students would commence from July 12 and teachers would be given training on…