Development does not mean having more US Dollars, but people living well with good nourishment, education, longer life, more freedom and so on. Universal quality education could make a major contribution to greater equity in Indian society, says economist Prof Jean Drèze.
UNICEF concerns about learning loss among Indian Children during Pandemic, says UNICEF India Representative Yasumasa Kimura
UNICEF India Representative Yasumasa Kimura said that children in India facing a learning crisis and the future of an entire generation is at risk. To seize out this crisis, UNICEF India today unveiled a symbolic ‘pandemic classroom’ installation in observance of Children’s day in India
‘Smaller Citizens: Writings on the Making of Indian Citizens’ review: The crisis in education
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.
‘Schools must focus on foundational literacy’
Very few teachers feel majority of their students are at grade-appropriate level: Survey
Newsletter 3 (Oct-Nov) from the Coalition
This update from the National Coalition on The Education Emergency covers the work done by the three working groups of the coalition, the release of ‘A Future at Stake’, the Policy Tracker, research briefs and other news related to the education emergency. Click here to view the Newsletter
Report warns of deepening inequalities as schools reopen
The report said special efforts need to be made to recover language and mathematics competencies and for adopting a socio-emotional development approach
Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal
The syllabus-centric view of learning makes it impossible for schools to look at alternatives they might pursue to mitigate the effects of school deprival on children.
Notes from Jaipur on How School Closures Impacted Children from Marginalised Communities
A survey carried out in Jaipur’s Kathputli Nagar Basti and Hathroi areas has revealed that several children completely forgot what they had learnt before the lockdown was imposed due to COVID-19.