Byju’s has been under fire these past months over its delay in filing audited financials as well as over its March funding round. Besides, the company’s subsidiaries have had to lay off staff in the past weeks amid a funding crunch
India’s edtech startups are failing to regulate themselves
In January, after the government issued an advisory asking citizens to be cautious before signing up for online courses, edtech companies had come together to form a self-regulatory body, the India EdTech Consortium (IEC). IEC has identified sales, loans, content, and teacher effectiveness as some of the most important issues…
Citizens’ group Bahutva Karnataka seeks resignation of Karnataka Education Minister
“We condemn his mishandling of education during the Covid crisis, failure to address malnutrition and his complicity in weaponising education.”
Textbook revision – an unnecessary, divisive, and costly exercise
For Immediate Release. 02.06.2022 We strongly urge the Government of Karnataka to: Revoke the recent revisions to the textbooks, which are regressive in nature, and have been done in an arbitrary manner, without adherence to well-defined curriculum framework and processes. Print and supply the textbooks which have been in use…
School management committees across Tamil Nadu on road to revival
One of the Coimbatore coordinators, T Arulanandham said that the department would hold elections for the posts of SMC president, vice-president, and members.
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
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…