The idea has gradually been gaining traction and could prompt a re-evaluation of government strategies on dealing with the virus.
Karnataka to close schools only if positivity rate breaches 5%
BC Nagesh, minister for primary and secondary education, on Tuesday revealed schools in the districts will remain open and that they will be ordered closed only if the Covid-19 test positivity rate breaches the 5%-mark.
Kids’ low infection rate doesn’t warrant school closure: DPI
As many as 860 children in the age group of 6 to 16 years have tested positive for Covid-19 in the third wave in the state, as per the data collated by the department of public instruction (DPI). The department says that the number of infected children is only a…
What have we done to our kids?
Because of Covid, today’s kids are missing out on not just school, but life lessons, human interaction and the forging of relationships. And their needs need to be prioritized.
Mumbai: Group of experts launch online campaign to reopen schools for children
Apart from an immediate resumption of schools, the group also wants no disruptive social distancing, no emergency-use jabs and no asymptomatic Covid testing for kids.
Campaign strives to send children to school in 2022
Backed by teachers, parents and doctors, the initiative says children deserve normalcy in the New Year as they have lost too much in the name of COVID measures
Amid Staffing and Mental Health Crises, Teachers Say Test Prep Is Wrong Priority
Short staffing, emotionally vulnerable students, stress and safety have been major issues for educators this year.
Children and schooling in the post-COVID-19 era
India will have to confront bitter facts if it wants to prepare a recovery plan of any credible and practical value
SSLC exams switch back to descriptive mode this year
Students appearing for class 10 (SSLC) board exams in the state this academic year will have to prepare to write descriptive answers
In India, as the virus abates, a hunger crisis persists
In a separate 2020 survey by Azim Premji University I Bangalore, 90 percent of respondents reported a reduction in food intake due to the lockdown. Twenty percent of respondents continued to battle the problem even six months later.