This study indicates to three critical points – (1) the educational situation is different for children who are marginalised – they face a historical and infrastructural deprivation along with a social one, (2) this influences both girls and boys, but girls bear a brunt only because they are girls –…
School closures amid Covid-19 have left a whole generation of Indians behind
As education went online during the pandemic, lakhs of children from poorer households with no smartphones and access to the internet were missed out.
Data check: Twelve Indian states have reduced the share of education in their Budget allocations
Nineteen of 21 states are estimated to have spent less than what they set out to in 2020-’21.
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.
Budgeting for the education emergency
It is astonishing that public expenditure data on the education sector are not easily available
‘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.