A survey was conducted in 40 primary and 41 upper-primary government schools across Araria and Katihar districts of Bihar, in early 2023 by Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan. Please join us for a Webinar discussion (link here) on the findings of the Report “Where Are the Kids?: The Curious Case of…
Press release: Parents and Children Agitate Against Single-Teacher Schools in Garu (Jharkhand)
Jharkhand has highest proportion of children studying in single-teacher schools in India (22.2%) 30% of all government primary schools in the state are single teacher schools Dumka, West Singbhum and Ranchi have highest number of single teacher schools A spirited demonstration happened today against single-teacher schools. Parents and children from…
Tackling Sexism in Schools and Colleges
Gurumurthy Kasinathan, an educator NCEE co-founder, and Anusha Hegde, Program Associate at IT for Change and who works in the area of adolescent girl empowerment wrote for Deccan Herald about the pervasive sexism in Indian schools, and recommended some pathways on how to tackle them. Read the Full article here.
The ‘operation successful, patient dead’ tragicomedy
NCEE co-founder Gurumurthy Kasinathan writes about how centralised examinations are anathema to the spirit and purpose of education. After a brief battle between Education department and schools association, the Karnataka High Court intervened and decided to move ahead with standardized examinations, even though academicians have continuously opposed common examinations, as…
SIAfFRE Formation Meeting Concept Note
CONCEPT NOTE Equitable Universal Quality Education is the foundation for a country’s development. It is a powerful tool for larger social good and social transformation to make India truly into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic. India being wedded to parliamentary democracy, the role of education, especially universalisation of equitable…
SIAfFRE Formed! Bangalore Declaration
Two Day Workshop to Reflect on The Status of Fundamental Right to Education and The Way Forward APRIL 1&2, 2023 ORGANISERS South Indian Alliance For Fundamental Right To Education (SIAFFRE) (comprising of) People’s Alliance For Fundamental Right To Education (PAFRE) All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF) National…