The I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC), the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) of IIT Delhi has signed a MoU with the CISCE for framing the syllabus of the two new subjects, the CISCE chief said. Schools affiliated with the council will introduce the subjects in Class IX from the next academic…
Selling hope: Parents fall for ed-tech’s false promises
But the idea that education has become a marketable ‘good or service’ has ruined its sanctity and antithetical to its very purpose, according to Niranjan Aradhya, an educationist. Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/insight/selling-hope-parents-fall-for-ed-techs-false-promises-1109289.html
The bait and hook of EdTech
“It’s just a game of valuation for these companies. It isn’t about education at all,” says Pradeep Poonia, a software engineer and activist who has faced defamation suits for flagging misleading advertising campaigns by EdTech companies. “It is the sale of education.” “EdTech promotes a dangerous learnification of education that…
Universal Periodic Review (WGHR)
The report by the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN (WGHR) can be accessed here
Public hearing – Covid Impact on Education of Vulnerable Children
ActionAid Association and Slum Mahila Sanghatane organized a public hearing on the impact of Covid-19 on Children’s Education on the 22nd of March at SCM House Bangalore. Download Report of Jury on the Public Hearing COVID has had a terrible impact on every aspect of life, as we all know.…
The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic Distress on Education: A View from the Margins
This study indicates to three critical points – (1) the educational situation is different for children who are marginalised – they face a historical and infrastructural deprivation along with a social one, (2) this influences both girls and boys, but girls bear a brunt only because they are girls –…
EDUCATION EMERGENCY: WHAT MUST WE DO?
Do’s and Don’ts for schools post opening. Context of Maharashtra.
DISAPPOINTING BUDGET FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RTE
– Niranjan Aradhya As we know, the COVID-19 outbreak from March 2020 to till dated had a catastrophic effect on the schooling system in India. In this context of education emergency, there were big expectations from the budget for the education sector, especially to the school education system to deal…
Schools must be the last to close and the first to open
January 4, 2022 We note with concern, that governments are considering or planning school closure as Covid cases are on the rise. Delhi, Goa and Haryana governments have ordered school closure. Karnataka TAC has recommended a TPR of 2% to close schools and colleges. This will spell a disaster for…
Supporting Children’s Learning in the Foundational Stage
“Covid-19 Recovery and Early Years’ Education – Supporting Children’s Learning in the Foundational Stage” has been prepared in the context of the current Education Emergency due to the long spell of school closure resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. It builds on the guidance provided in the publication ‘A Future at…