The percentage of rural children who were not enrolled in school doubled during the pandemic, with Government schools seeing an increase in enrolment at the expense of private schools, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2021. Over a third of children enrolled in Classes 1 and 2…
We mustn’t ignore a big crisis of education staring us in the face
The majority of students need a year to recover learning losses.To make matters worse, too many states are pressing teachers hard to test children and continue with the current class syllabus. Unless there is a sharp and quick change in the dispositions and actions of our states, we can anticipate…
Fixing India’s education crisis is key for development: Jean Drèze
Development does not mean having more US Dollars, but people living well with good nourishment, education, longer life, more freedom and so on. Universal quality education could make a major contribution to greater equity in Indian society, says economist Prof Jean Drèze.
UNICEF concerns about learning loss among Indian Children during Pandemic, says UNICEF India Representative Yasumasa Kimura
UNICEF India Representative Yasumasa Kimura said that children in India facing a learning crisis and the future of an entire generation is at risk. To seize out this crisis, UNICEF India today unveiled a symbolic ‘pandemic classroom’ installation in observance of Children’s day in India
‘Smaller Citizens: Writings on the Making of Indian Citizens’ review: The crisis in education
Krishna Kumar highlights the disparities that exist in the system: gender, caste, class, and the urban-rural gap, and also casts a light on how schools treat their youngest citizens.
School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System
The pandemic can be an opportunity to recalibrate priorities. Education along with health, jobs and climate change should be the core ingredients of our recovery plan.
Notes from Jaipur on How School Closures Impacted Children from Marginalised Communities
A survey carried out in Jaipur’s Kathputli Nagar Basti and Hathroi areas has revealed that several children completely forgot what they had learnt before the lockdown was imposed due to COVID-19.
Online Education Has Arrived with COVID-19. But Quality, Accessibility Gaps Must be Fixed
Poor network connectivity and costly data are hurdles for online education. Further, teaching material needs to be adapted for online learning.
COVID-19 pandemic fuelled rise in child sexual abuse online: report
The Global Threat Assessment report 2021, by WeProtect Global Alliance, launched on Tuesday, said COVID-19 had contributed to a significant spike in child sexual exploitation and abuse online. The findings show that in the past two years, the reporting of child sexual exploitation and online abuse has reached its highest…
Parents want schools to reopen for younger kids in Karnataka
With Kerala announcing that classes from grade 1 and above will reopen from November 1, parents are hoping schools in Karnataka will follow suit. Parents feel it is important for younger children to return to campuses and interact with friends and teachers. With schools functioning from home for more than…