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
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.
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.
Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds
Researchers blame lack of stimulation as parents balanced childcare with working from home
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.
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…