The Bihar Kalam Satyagraha is a movement that is seeking to bring together citizen awareness on the quality of education in the state. It has been established beyond doubt that poor quality of education further leads to unemployment, rise in crime and unrest, among other things. Bihar often features at…
Cries of Anguish
The main finding of this study of households in Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu is the following: Poor parents are desperate about the education future of their children and fully conscious of the devastating toll that prolonged school closure has taken on the learning, socio-emotional development and behaviour of their…
Meeting of National Coalition on the Education Emergency – 29 January 2022
Members of the coalition met on 29th January 2022 to review the work done so far, share the situation in different states across the country and discuss the priorities of the NCEE going forward. Agenda:1. Introduction2. A brief presentation on the work done so far by the NCEE3. Discussion on…
‘Public Expenditure on Children – An Analysis of Pre and Post Covid period across 14 Indian States’
This report by the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), Bangalore analyses public expenditure on children in the age-group of 0-18 yrs during the pre and post pandemic period. It argues for greater attention to their needs to build resilience and compensate for the losses they have suffered.
Interview on Suno India podcast featuring the NCEE and “ A Future at Stake”
In this podcast of The Suno India Show, host Kunika Balhotra speaks with Dr Sajitha Bashir, the author of the report, to understand what steps schools and governments should take to address this education emergency. Click here to listen.
Newsletter 3 (Oct-Nov) from the Coalition
This update from the National Coalition on The Education Emergency covers the work done by the three working groups of the coalition, the release of ‘A Future at Stake’, the Policy Tracker, research briefs and other news related to the education emergency. Click here to view the Newsletter
TeacherSpeak
NCEE’s first survey of high school teachers including a sample of Karnataka’s schools, including metropolitanBangalore, conducted in October 2021.
Compendium of Research prepared by Working Group on Research
The Working Group on Research is working on creating a compendium of research studies relating to school education during the pandemic. You can find it here.