Education experts and school managements want lower primary classes to be reopened immediately
Back at school: On student safety
State governments have taken the difficult decision to reopen schools for some classes, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefits to students and society at large outweigh the risks of a COVID-19 surge. A week after many of them reopened, mainly at the secondary and higher…
No tests, mostly activities for school students in UP
There is some good news for school children in Uttar Pradesh. Those who are returning to school after almost 18 months will be eased into campus life and no tests will be held for them in the near future, said the government.
Closure of schools catastrophic for the poor in last 18 months: Report
Report highlights the challenges of online classes; over 90% of underprivileged parents want schools to reopen
ASER shows huge drop in learning levels in Karnataka
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), which was drawn up in March 2021 in only Karnataka this year, found a huge drop in learning levels in both reading and numeracy, especially for primary classes. What is worrying is that the survey, which was released on Monday, reported nearly a…
Kids and COVID: why young immune systems are still on top
Innate immunity might be the key to why children have fared better with the virus. But the Delta variant poses fresh unknowns.
Survey details ‘catastrophic’ impact of school closures across India
The prolonged closure of primary and upper primary schools during the pandemic months has led to “catastrophic consequences” for school students, particularly in rural India, says an emergency report.
Nearly 25,000 students dropped out from schools in Coimbatore district
Sources said 1,752 surveyors from Samagra Shiksha have been tracking the 24,977 students who have not been actively engaging in educational activities in the district.
ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിലെ കുട്ടികള് ‘ക്ലാസി’ന് പുറത്ത് ; രാജ്യത്ത് ഗ്രാമീണ മേഖലയില് ഓണ്ലൈന് പഠനസൗകര്യം 8 ശതമാനത്തിന് മാത്രം
രാജ്യത്ത് ഗ്രാമീണമേഖലയില് ഓൺലൈൻ പഠനസൗകര്യം ലഭ്യമാകുന്നത് എട്ടുശതമാനം കുട്ടികള്ക്കു മാത്രമെന്ന് സര്വേ റിപ്പോർട്ട്. നഗരപ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ ഇത് 24 ശതമാനം. ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിലെ 37 ശതമാനം കുട്ടികൾക്ക് പഠനസൗകര്യം തീർത്തും ഇല്ല.
Why the priority should be to reopen primary schools
Indian and global data suggest that the risk of severe disease and death are low in adolescents and children younger than 12 years