Health and nutrition Due to lack of good nutrition, children are at risk of poor health India now 94th rank on child nutrition Mid-day meal is a legal mandate. Karnataka High Court judgment / directives NHRC Calls for Reopening Schools in Staggered Manner, Restoring Midday Meals CBPS Study on health…
Three Tips for Personalizing in a Pandemic
“Why did it take a pandemic to see the humanity in teaching?”
Warning over Children as Indonesia suffers its worst Covid outbreak
The number of Covid infections and deaths among children in Indonesia has risen sharply over the past month, a senior paediatrician has said, as the country faces its most severe outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
560 child marriages stalled since pandemic began, FIR in 58 cases
Maharashtra’s intervention rose sharply in 2021 and 2020, when 200 and 360 cases were reported, respectively against 2019 and 2018, when 116 and 110 cases were noted.
In academic year 2019-20, only 22% Indian schools had Internet
Less than 30% government schools had computers: Education Ministry data.
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…
Reopening Schools After COVID-19 Closures
Learning losses, widening learning inequities, compromised children’s nutrition and health, and, mental and psychological well-being and safety of children have emerged as main areas of concern as a consequence of Covid-19. It is imperative that further disruption to the lives of children is minimized, while keeping them and their caregivers…
How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Things That Kill Us
Stacking up the disease’s impact on young and old against other causes of death in the U.S., including influenza, heart disease, car accidents and drownings.
Loss of Learning during the Pandemic
This study, undertaken in January 2021, reveals the extent and nature of learning loss in the form of regression and forgetting caused by school closures among children in public schools across primary classes.
The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Public School Education
This policy note identifies the current and potential challenges for the education sector in the wake of the pandemic in India and looks at what the major responses of the government have been. It also discusses some crucial aspects of the outlook for public school education in India.