STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CHILDREN IN FOUR STATES IN INDIA

Read the report here Tata Trusts commissioned and supported a research study to assess and understand “Impact of Covid-19 on Children in 4 States – Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.” The study aimed at understand impact of the pandemic in multi-dimensional manner, going beyond only education or livelihood. The…

Insights from a Study of Middle School Students’ Foundational Mathematics and Language Skills

Introduction 175 students from government higher primary schools in Bengaluru were engaged as part of a study to understand their learning needs in the context of schools being re-opened after the prolonged school closures during the pandemic. The study was conducted through a series of activities wherein students worked individually,…

NCEE questions Govt.’s reluctance in opening schools despite the lifting of curfew in Bengaluru

Press release by National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) dated January 22, 2022. Schools in Bengaluru remain closed while malls, theaters, pubs and restaurants have been kept open. As of 21 January, the weekend curfew has been lifted as well. It is tragic that schools are closed when there…