The post-COVID-19 situation is complex and the ‘where we left it’ approach will not do for any stage of school education
Should schools reopen only after all children are vaccinated?
Inoculating all 472 million children in the country cannot be a prerequisite. All stakeholders must work together to keep children safe in school, while ensuring their needs are met
Making sure that girls don’t drop out of school
Addressing gender bias in education requires providing social, financial and emotional support to the girl child.
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.
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…
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…
Education Disrupted: Children Lose Friends, And Learning, As Schools Remain Shut
Parents, especially those who are poor and unable to teach their children, are likely to want schools to open, while literate, urban parents mostly worry about Covid-19.
What Governments Must Do To Reopen Schools Safely Amid COVID-19
School reopening in India: Governments must show leadership, set up task forces, develop detailed standard operating procedures, bring stakeholders together, use science for decision making, and counter misconceptions.