Maharashtra Department of Education on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Byju’s Institute at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland’s Davos to provide modern education to the students of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Read the article here
Andhra signs MoU with BYJU’s: Class 8-10 govt school students to get tablets
BYJU’s online courses will be included in the Andhra school curriculum, with the goal that in 2025, all government school students can write the CBSE Class 10 board exam, the government has said. In a release, the Andhra Pradesh government has said that the project — aimed at enhancing digital…
Citizens’ group Bahutva Karnataka seeks resignation of Karnataka Education Minister
“We condemn his mishandling of education during the Covid crisis, failure to address malnutrition and his complicity in weaponising education.”
Consumer Affairs Min calls meeting to discuss complaints against EduTech firms
After reprimanding restaurants and ride-hailing apps, the Consumer Affairs Ministry will soon hold a meeting with EduTech firms like Byju’s and Unacademy amid complaints that these platforms put extra study pressure on schools
Enrollment campaign – Telangana
Telangana Education Department has launched a special enrollment drive in June 2022, see the proceedings
ಪಠ್ಯಪುಸ್ತಕ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ – ಒಂದು ಅನಗತ್ಯ, ಭೇದ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ದುಬಾರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯ
ಪ್ಪ್ರಕಟನೆಯ ಕೃಪೆಗಾಗಿ ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಾವು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ: ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲಾದ ಪಠ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸದೆ, ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಠ್ಯಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿರುವ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಪ್ರತಿಗಾಮಿ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ. ಹಿಂದಿನ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆಯ ನಂತರ ಹಲವು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪಠ್ಯಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಮುದ್ರಿಸಿ, ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಒದಗಿಸಿ. ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ನಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗಿರುವ ಗಂಭೀರ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಪರಿಹರಿಸಲು ಶಕ್ತಿಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿ, ಕ್ರಿಯಾಯೋಜನೆ…
Textbook revision – an unnecessary, divisive, and costly exercise
For Immediate Release. 02.06.2022 We strongly urge the Government of Karnataka to: Revoke the recent revisions to the textbooks, which are regressive in nature, and have been done in an arbitrary manner, without adherence to well-defined curriculum framework and processes. Print and supply the textbooks which have been in use…
NCEE second plenary meeting May 28, 22
A plenary meeting of NCEE was held virtually on May 28, 2022, to discuss the state of the education emergency, and possible steps toward addressing it. Highlights of the meeting Note on possible directions for work shared for discussions in the meeting. Presentations made in the meeting Prof R. Ramanujam,…
Right Digitalization in Education? – Summary note with suggestions for action
Date: 23 April 2022 Key Participants: Ajay Singh, Amit Dhakulkar, Anjela Taneja, Dr. Indranee Dutta, Dr. Niranjan Aradhya, G Nagarjuna , Gurumurthy Kasinathan , Mitra Ranjan, Nachiket Udupa, Osama Manzar, Parminder Singh, Prof. Anita Rampal, Prof. Geetha Nambissan, Prof. R Ramanujam, Prof. Rajaram Sharma, Ravi Subramanian, Rishi Mazumdar, Sriranjani Ranganathan…
“How Dare They Peep into My Private Life?” Children’s Rights Violations by Governments that Endorsed Online Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Unbeknownst to him, an invisible swarm of tracking technologies surveil Rodin’s online interactions throughout his day. Within milliseconds of Rodin logging into class in the morning, his school’s online learning platform begins tracking Rodin’s physical location—at home in his family’s living room, where he has spent most of his days…