Young women wearing religious headscarves tearfully pleading to be allowed entry into schools and colleges with many vowing not to remove their hijabs has raised concerns on the impact this will have on their education.
COVID-19: West Bengal schools to fully reopen from Wednesday
Schools had reopened earlier this month but only students of Classes 8 and upwards were allowed into the premises.
Stalin urged to convene national meet on education
In a letter, the National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) said it wanted the Tamil Nadu government to spearhead the discussion as it had already launched such pioneering initiatives as ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ and ‘Ennum Ezhuthum’ to address the pandemic’s impact on education.
Budget 2022: Allocation for education up by 11.86%, slew of new schemes announced
The Union government has allocated Rs 1,04,278 crore for the education sector, Rs 11,054 crore higher than in 2021-22.
No justification now for keeping schools closed in view of COVID-19: World Bank Education Director
There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the World Bank’s Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra. Learning poverty in India is expected to increase from 55% to 70%…
COVID-19 | Teachers, parents irked over Maharashtra decision to close schools
The Maharashtra government’s directive to close schools till February 15 in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant, even in rural areas and parts where there is no rise in number of COVID-19 patients, has irked teachers and parents with many teacher groups terming it discriminatory and damaging…
Covid-19: Time to say goodbye to self-isolating, WFH mandates, mass testing
It’s time to rethink our Covid response to account for higher vaccination rates, natural immunity and milder variants like omicron.