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
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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.
Tamil Nadu schools to reopen for Classes I to VIII on November 1
A section of students of Classes I to VIII will be returning to their respective campuses on Monday, after a gap of nearly 20 months.
Getting nutrition back on the school high table
COVID-19 or otherwise, educational institutions need to ensure that schoolchildren are nurtured and nourished. Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, India was facing significant nutritional challenges. Hence, there is a need to pivot on children’s nutrition, using the novel coronavirus pandemic to better understand current nutrition and nutritional…
Karnataka: Akshaya Patra resumes mid-day meal for school children
The Akshaya Patra Foundation on Thursday resumed the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme in Karnataka for children after the Covid-19 pandemic kept them away from school for the last 18 months. The MDM programme benefits lakhs of students in government and government aided schools.
‘Education at Doorstep’ to address learning gap among govt school students in Tamil Nadu
The scheme would be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore from this fiscal with participation of teachers, volunteers, NGOs and educationists