BHUBANESWAR: As expected, the decision to reopen schools for students of Classes X and XII has evoked mixed reactions from Parents and educationists.
Agastya Foundation’s work amid School Lockdown
Notes from Agastya: Education is often neglected in response to emergency situations, not generally being seenas immediately life-saving. Yet, the value of education to those affected by emergencysituations should not be underestimated and is consistently highlighted by parents andlearners themselves as crucial in bringing stability, emotional and physical protection, andcontinuity.…
Bengal has no plans to open schools now, says official, Education
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has no plans to open schools at any level in the near future as there is the threat of a third wave of the Covid-19.
Punjab government to reopen schools for classes X to XII from July 26
Schools for classes X, XI, and XII in Punjab are all set to open from july 26
Delhi govt. helpline numbers for youth suffering stress
students to get help from professional counsellors to cope up with mental and academic stress during the pandemic, according to authorities.
Himachal Pradesh ‘excess deaths’ twice the official COVID-19 toll
State registers the lowest undercount factor in north India
Open schools, with a focus on early grades
Media and policy attention during the pandemic understandably focused on the immediate tasks of saving lives by procuring beds and oxygen. Yet, the greatest long-term cost of the pandemic may be borne by our children. As the second wave of Covid-19 recedes, and we slowly try to restore a semblance…
In Kerala, a help desk by the children for the children
Reaching out over phone to over 30,000 little-known peers locked up in homes during pandemic times is no child’s play. That is exactly what 245 trained students from Class VIII to Class XII did during the last academic year under Kutty Desk, a novel initiative of Our Responsibility to Children…
Kerala: Tribal students’ education suffers after school shuts
As the education department has decided to temporarily shut down the primary school at the first tribal panchayat in Edamalakudy, 124 students are missing out on school education.
Education fellows to mentor, be ‘support system’ for students of 50 tribal residential, ZP schools in Gadchiroli
Called ‘Educate Gadchiroli Fellowship’, the scheme is financially supported by NITI Aayog. The district administration invited applications from young graduates and postgraduates from prominent universities and educational institutions to stay in schools located in remote parts of the Naxal-affected district for a year.