Addressing gender bias in education requires providing social, financial and emotional support to the girl child.
Compendium of Research prepared by Working Group on Research
The Working Group on Research is working on creating a compendium of research studies relating to school education during the pandemic. You can find it here.
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…
Rise in dropouts a worrying sign
Globally, UNESCO has estimated that 24 million additional students and youth may drop out or not have access to schools due to the pandemic’s economic impact alone. In Karnataka, NGOs have found several students working as casual labourers to augment the lost income of their poor parents.
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.
We Need Caring Schools to Bring Back Millions of ‘Offline’, Pushed-out Children
There is a strong call for governments to reopen schools. A large majority of parents who have experienced the devastating impact of the pandemic on health and livelihoods are acutely anxious about the future of their children abandoned by schools, now losing confidence and interest in studying. On the other…
Hazards of not reopening schools too serious to be ignored, says parliamentary panel
The committee has noted that the closure of schools has not only impacted social fabric of families in a negative manner, it has also increased involvement of children in household chores. The seriousness of the matter should not be overlooked and a well balanced reasoned view may be taken for opening…
India must allow children to return to classrooms
Parents’ fears are legitimate, but children have suffered huge learning losses. It is the responsibility of the government to find the best and safest ways to reopen schools.
Regression in Learning: The High Cost of COVID-19 for India’s Children
This brief examines the education crisis that has affected close to 250 million children in India due to school closures implemented as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parents Want Primary Schools to Open, Online Education Is a Cruel Joke for Most Kids’… Reetika Khera
Parents Want Primary Schools to Open, Online Education Is a Cruel Joke for Most Kids’… Reetika Khera