Krishna Kumar highlights the disparities that exist in the system: gender, caste, class, and the urban-rural gap, and also casts a light on how schools treat their youngest citizens.
School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System
The pandemic can be an opportunity to recalibrate priorities. Education along with health, jobs and climate change should be the core ingredients of our recovery plan.
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NCEE’s first survey of high school teachers including a sample of Karnataka’s schools, including metropolitanBangalore, conducted in October 2021.
Online Education Has Arrived with COVID-19. But Quality, Accessibility Gaps Must be Fixed
Poor network connectivity and costly data are hurdles for online education. Further, teaching material needs to be adapted for online learning.
COVID-19 pandemic fuelled rise in child sexual abuse online: report
The Global Threat Assessment report 2021, by WeProtect Global Alliance, launched on Tuesday, said COVID-19 had contributed to a significant spike in child sexual exploitation and abuse online. The findings show that in the past two years, the reporting of child sexual exploitation and online abuse has reached its highest…
Parents want schools to reopen for younger kids in Karnataka
With Kerala announcing that classes from grade 1 and above will reopen from November 1, parents are hoping schools in Karnataka will follow suit. Parents feel it is important for younger children to return to campuses and interact with friends and teachers. With schools functioning from home for more than…
Pfizer Covid Shot Safely Bolsters Antibodies in Younger Kids
Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages 5 to 11 in a large-scale trial, findings that could pave the way to begin vaccinating grade-school kids within months.
Closure of schools catastrophic for the poor in last 18 months: Report
Report highlights the challenges of online classes; over 90% of underprivileged parents want schools to reopen
Nearly 25,000 students dropped out from schools in Coimbatore district
Sources said 1,752 surveyors from Samagra Shiksha have been tracking the 24,977 students who have not been actively engaging in educational activities in the district.
Why the priority should be to reopen primary schools
Indian and global data suggest that the risk of severe disease and death are low in adolescents and children younger than 12 years