But the idea that education has become a marketable ‘good or service’ has ruined its sanctity and antithetical to its very purpose, according to Niranjan Aradhya, an educationist. Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/insight/selling-hope-parents-fall-for-ed-techs-false-promises-1109289.html
Universal Periodic Review (WGHR)
The report by the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN (WGHR) can be accessed here
Haryana to distribute 2.5 lakh tablets among Class 10-12 students of govt schools next month
Haryana govt. to distribute 2.5 lakh tablets to Class 10-12 students of government schools in May. Procurement of personalised and adaptive learning (PAL) software (for Classes 9 to 12), which will cost more than ₹5 crore is also planned
Tamil Nadu: Primary Schools To Get Smart Classes
Government announces that smart classrooms would be built in all 23,000 government primary schools in the next four years, with 7,500 coming up at ₹150 crore in 2022-23.
Education Emergency: The crisis and efforts to address it
Impacts of the pandemic on the Indian education system, mitigation efforts by the NCEE and next steps
Public hearing – Covid Impact on Education of Vulnerable Children
ActionAid Association and Slum Mahila Sanghatane organized a public hearing on the impact of Covid-19 on Children’s Education on the 22nd of March at SCM House Bangalore. Download Report of Jury on the Public Hearing COVID has had a terrible impact on every aspect of life, as we all know.…
Post pandemic, literacy takes a hit among underprivileged households in south Indian states
A survey by the National Coalition of Education Emergency (NCEE) in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana, shows the disastrous learning competencies among students, especially from underprivileged backgrounds.
Pandemic and Education: Most Parents Report Behaviour Changes, Learning Losses
The study revealed that the sustained school closure only widened the existing social and economic gaps.
ತರಗತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಜಾಬ್ ಧರಿಸುವುದರ ಮೇಲಿನ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧವನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿದ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ತೀರ್ಪು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಹಕ್ಕಿನ ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆಯಾಗಿದೆ
೧೬ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ ೨೦೨೨ ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿರುವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಹಿಜಾಬ್ ಧರಿಸಿರುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ತರಗತಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಜರಾಗುವುದನ್ನು ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವುದನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟಿನ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 15 ರ ತೀರ್ಪು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ನಿರಾಶದಾಯಕ ಹಾಗು ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಬಾಹಿರ . ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂವಿಧಾನವು ಎಲ್ಲ ನಾಗರಿಕರಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯ ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ, ಆದರೆ, “ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ” ಎಂದು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯವು ವಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪಡೆಯುವುದರಿಂದ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದಿರುವ…
With school closures fuelling inequality, fears grow that a whole generation might be lost
Without urgent action, many countries could end up without the skilled workers they need for their future development, says UNICEF’s head of education.