When Newark students took a series of diagnostic tests last fall, some seven months into the pandemic, the results were alarming: Nearly 80% of third graders and almost 90% of fourth graders would “not meet the passing score” on the state math exams, according to a district analysis that was…
School closures have hurt Indian children – but mohalla classes may be the way forward
Around 80% of children in government schools could not access education during the lockdown and uncertainty remains around the safe reopening of schools because of concerns of the third wave. Many countries like the United Kingdom and Denmark have managed to keep their children safe while keeping schools open during…
Delhi Government issues circular for schools about teaching methods amid Covid-19 pandemic
Delhi Government issues circular for schools detailing an action plan for conducting teaching-learning activities in 2021-22, encompassing the ‘approach and implementation strategy’ and divided into three stages. It includes a staggered approach for students to ease into the teaching-learning process.
Task force to be set up to look into resuming offline classes
The State government has decided to constitute a task force that will explore options for reopening classes on campus in schools. After much deliberation, it was decided that resuming physical classes should be the first priority. If that is not possible, the alternative will be to restart the Vidyagama programme…
Child Marriages During the Pandemic
The worsening of poverty during the pandemic may well have led to a worrying spurt in marriages of girl children in India. The information available indicates that has happened, pushing back the progress of recent decades in reducing child marriages.
Karnataka high-level body recommends reopening schools in staggered manner
The high-level committee, headed by cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty, was constituted by the Karnataka government “to analyse, advice and control Covid-19 third wave”. CM B S Yediyurappa will take the final decision on reopening of schools based on the suggestions submitted by the committee. The report noted that there…
Why The Pandemic Is A Child Rights Emergency In India
While Covid-19 orphans have dominated mainstream discourse, India’s children silently face an epidemic of other vulnerabilities, including hunger, the loss of school, early marriage and trafficking for sex. How child rights are being rolled back by decades.
About the EducationEmergency!
Background The catastrophic second wave of the pandemic has snuffed out hundreds of thousands of lives. Millions will live with the health consequences of COVID and of other diseases. While the lockdown of the last year destroyed the livelihoods of tens of millions of people, the second wave will inflict…
We Must Fully Reopen Schools This Fall. Here’s How.
The science strongly supports getting children back into school full-time this fall. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should release a blueprint for reopening schools that balances the countless benefits of in-person schooling with the lower risks of Covid-19 to children and (mostly vaccinated) teachers and staff.
Out-of-School Children: A Contemporary View from the Pacific Island Countries of the Commonwealth
A contemporary view of the nine Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are captured as distinct case studies in the publication. These states have made some progress in strengthening their education systems and enabling more children to enrol in school. Open schooling, broadly defined as utilising flexible approaches to learning based on…