BENGALURU: Homebound due to Covid-19, only 15% of government school children in rural areas are engaged in some form of learning during school hours, while others are busy with mobile phones or watching television, a survey has found.
Why the post-pandemic school is an opportunity to reinvent learning
The classroom must be centred around joyful and creative learning, join the dots between children’s lives and education.
Karnataka schools, colleges reopen for classes 9-12 after five months
Schools and Pre-University (PU) colleges here and in other districts of Karnataka where COVID test positivity rate is less than two per cent reopened for students of classes 9-12 on Monday after a gap of five months. The Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai likened the reopening to freedom for students…
Tamil Nadu schools to reopen for classes 9 to 12 from September 1
The government said it is also considering reopening schools for kindergarten and classes 1 to 8 after September 15 after consultations and depending on the implementation of the safety norms.
The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain
At the end of May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a notable, yet mostly ignored, large-scale study of COVID transmission in American schools. A few major news outlets covered its release by briefly reiterating the study’s summary: that masking then-unvaccinated teachers and improving ventilation with more fresh…
For India’s young generation, the costs of school closure amid Covid-19 are mounting
India has seen a lot of suffering in the last year and a half. But are we setting ourselves up for another prolonged and needless suffering well after Covid-19 recedes? Is school closure a necessary step to control the spread of Covid-19? It is high time to ask and answer…
Maharashtra’s decision not to reopen schools slammed by experts
Public health experts express shock that Task Force has opposed the Education Department’s decision to restart schools despite not having a single qualified person on the panel. Public health experts from Maharashtra have called out the State COVID-19 Task Force’s stand of not reopening schools for being unscientific and taken…
Tamil Nadu schools reopening date to be released by August 20
The Tamil Nadu government would take a ‘final’ decision to reopen schools for classes nine to 12 by August 20. The Chief Minister has also asked the state Health Minister to take feedback from all the district collectors and the district medical officers before a final decision is announced.
Schools reopened for students’ future, AP CM Jagan says while allaying Covid-19 fears
Even as the fears of a Covid-19 third wave loom large, schools across Andhra Pradesh reopened on Monday, resuming classes in physical mode for the students of all the standards.
What Freedoms, Which Schools for the Millions of Abandoned ‘Offline’ Children?
All state governments need a quick appraisal of the situation of schools in districts and blocks to ensure immediate responsibility for necessary action. After a year and a half of closure, some states have announced plans to reopen schools in the coming weeks – though not for those who have…