An expert panel headed by eminent cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty has strongly recommended the reopening of schools in Karnataka. The report ruled out the possibility of schools becoming infection hubs and asserted that no such instances have been proved anywhere in the world.
Postcard campaign in Mangaluru for reopening schools
The Sarakari Shaale Ulisi Belesi State Committee and Sri Durga Charitable Trust launched a postcard campaign in order to mount pressure on the Karnataka government to reopen government-run schools at the earliest. The campaign began at Upgraded Primary School at Daddalakadu. More than 1,000 parents voluntarily took part in the…
Karnataka education department looks to revive ‘Vidyagama’
The Karnataka government is likely to resume the ‘Vidyagama’ programme with some fine-tuning. Under the revitalised programme, teachers will meet students in small batches, instead of resuming offline classes in a full-fledged manner
When a bus stop becomes your school: How students are forced to learn in rural Karnataka
Without internet at home, students in remote areas have found it difficult to connect to online classes in the pandemic, forcing them to log into virtual classrooms in bus stops, roadsides and temple verandahs.
In academic year 2019-20, only 22% Indian schools had Internet
Less than 30% government schools had computers: Education Ministry data.
Newark kept the data under wraps
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.