Block-wise list of all institutions and employees is being prepared to ensure complete coverage in all districts
Reopening of schools in Karnataka doubtful from August first week due to rising Covid cases
Despite the recommendations from various experts’ committees, including Dr Devi Shetty-led task force, on reopening of schools from the first week of August, the state government is forced to put its plans on hold in the backdrop of a sudden spurt in the daily Covid cases.
A pandemic-optimized plan for kids to resume their education
Schools must reopen and our children must return to education.
To reopen schools, India must go local
Involve parents; decentralise decision-making; and give schools greater autonomy for expenditure. Local innovation is the path forward.
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This research brief focuses on how school closures affect children and the resiliency of education systems to respond to such disruptions and mitigate their effect.
How are Countries Preparing to Mitigate the Learning Loss as Schools Reopen?
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Kerala: Relief for tribal students as Edamalakudy school reopens
The primary school is the first and the only tribal panchayat in the state Edamalakudy, which was temporarily shut down after two Covid cases were reported among the tribespeople, will reopen from Monday.
We are facing an ‘education emergency’ today: Educationist Rishikesh B.S.
The researcher, who leads the Hub for Education, Law & Policy at Azim Premji University, talks of the urgent need to refocus on fundamentals and get children back to school
TN: COVID-19 Pandemic Hit Access to Nutrition for Students, Online Classes Unproductive, Find Survey
The survey also found that even while remaining on school rolls, 13% of students have resorted to child labour. Of this about 60% work for more than 12 hours a day and half of them earn less than Rs.200 per day. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of schools…
Classes on campus: Higher grades could return first, says Karnataka education minister S Suresh Kumar
The government plans to reopen Classes 9 to II PU first and the expert committee looking into the matter will submit its report next week, said primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar on Thursday.