CONCEPT NOTE Equitable Universal Quality Education is the foundation for a country’s development. It is a powerful tool for larger social good and social transformation to make India truly into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic. India being wedded to parliamentary democracy, the role of education, especially universalisation of equitable…
SIAfFRE Formed! Bangalore Declaration
Two Day Workshop to Reflect on The Status of Fundamental Right to Education and The Way Forward APRIL 1&2, 2023 ORGANISERS South Indian Alliance For Fundamental Right To Education (SIAFFRE) (comprising of) People’s Alliance For Fundamental Right To Education (PAFRE) All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF) National…
NCEE urges due diligence by government of Andhra Pradesh before implementing MoU with BYJUs
Read the appeal in English, Hindi and Telugu The government of Andhra Pradesh’s announcement at the World Economic Forum about an MoU with BYJUs raises several questions about subjecting poor and vulnerable children to risks involving data harvesting and theft concerns and dubious pedagogical value of unproven EdTech products Urging…
Andhra signs MoU with BYJU’s: Class 8-10 govt school students to get tablets
BYJU’s online courses will be included in the Andhra school curriculum, with the goal that in 2025, all government school students can write the CBSE Class 10 board exam, the government has said. In a release, the Andhra Pradesh government has said that the project — aimed at enhancing digital…
Cries of Anguish
The main finding of this study of households in Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu is the following: Poor parents are desperate about the education future of their children and fully conscious of the devastating toll that prolonged school closure has taken on the learning, socio-emotional development and behaviour of their…
Schools in Andhra Pradesh to reopen today
Education Minister Dr Adimulapu Suresh said the government is not contemplating to extend the festival holidays to educational institutions in AP
Global School Leaders
Implemented programs to empower school leaders in marginalized communities to lead effectively through this crisis. Project Upya and Kanya were designed to support school leaders during school closures to engagestudents and develop more gender-sensitive schools.
Schools reopened for students’ future, AP CM Jagan says while allaying Covid-19 fears
Even as the fears of a Covid-19 third wave loom large, schools across Andhra Pradesh reopened on Monday, resuming classes in physical mode for the students of all the standards.
Andhra Pradesh: Schools likely to reopen for physical classes after mid-August
The school education and Intermediate board have started the exercise to reopen schools and junior colleges across the state while following COVID-19 protocols.
Digital deprivation no hindrance to learning
Adapt, adopt and evolve had been the catchwords of the lockdown period that disrupted the normal course in every sector, and education was no exception. Schools were shut down and teachers and learners moved to the online space to remain in touch with their academic curriculum. The large number of…