The Delhi government had closed primary schools last week, based on a recommendation from the NCPCR, owing to the air pollution crisis in the city. As the air quality has improved, schools have been re-opened from today. While the concern about the health and well-being of children is valid, the…
Union Budget 2022: Fund offline classes, not edtech, for school children, say activists
Budget 2022: Educationists also want to see higher allocation for schools, teacher training to close learning gaps left during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Band, baaja, books: Delhi family hires band to celebrate school reopening, video viral
To celebrate their child’s return to school after prolonged lockdowns, a family hired a small band to play festive music outside the school gate. A video of the amusing sight has now taken social media by storm.
Technology can never replace classroom teaching: Manish Sisodia
At a recent event, the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that if technology could replace classroom teaching and learning, schools and colleges would have shut down decades ago.
Schools can reopen in phases: ICMR
Experts suggest that children aged 12 and above be prioritised for vaccination over those younger
Play-based teaching module prepared for Class 1 students to ease post-COVID transition
With schools having been closed for the last year and a half due to COVID-19, the Central government has issued a 12-week play-based module as a transition aid to help students ease into physical classes for the first time.
Over 9k children trafficked during pandemic: Report
Child rights activists, and even the Union home ministry, have warned about a possible increase in instances of child trafficking after the country started emerging from the national lockdown in June and July last year.
Delhi govt. helpline numbers for youth suffering stress
students to get help from professional counsellors to cope up with mental and academic stress during the pandemic, according to authorities.