COVID-19 has set in motion an educational crisis. Here is how to prevent it
Reopening schools at 50% capacity, involving teachers only in school work, collaboration with private players are some ways in which India can …
Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO
Cuts can last for a long time as the pandemic continues to cause economic losses and make fiscal positions worse, warns report
Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school
Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report
Environmental crimes increase 78% but case disposal slower
Courts disposing of cases at rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to large backlog
COVID-19 pandemic & children: Focus on mental health
Children growing up amid lockdowns and school closures are vulnerable to neurological problems
How community virtual classes can bridge learning gap, address inequality
A key advantage of CVCL is that self-learning and teacher / peer-guided modalities can be combined within the same model
Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school
Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts
Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school
Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study
New alphabets: How kids in Rayagada, Kalahandi continued learning amid COVID-19
Children in two of India’s poorest districts continue their education as communities convert open spaces into schools, rope in youths as …
Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?
Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks
COVID-19: How viable is online education?
Skill-development needs experiment and experience, which may not be feasible in online learning
Better education links to good heart health
The study explored the association between education and wealth on one hand and cardiovascular diseases and mortality due to them on the other
Why simply legalising abortion is not enough
Governments need to pay equal attention to the safety of abortions, sex education and counselling, and varied problems faced by new borns of …
Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF
Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education
Investment in girls’ education critical to arrest child marriages in Jharkhand
In Jharkhand, child marriages account for 7.3 per cent of marriages in rural areas and 3 per cent in urban areas
Education experts worry about future of Afghanistan’s education system
The whole education system is paralysed right now. People, especially girls, are not willing to believe the Taliban's assurances, say experts
Tagore’s ideals couldn’t have inspired Modi’s National Education Policy 2020: Veteran educationist Pabitra Sarkar
The PM, also Visva Bharati chancellor, spoke at the inauguration of the university’s centenary celebration and tried hard to associate his …
Shaala Sangwari: Killing two birds with one stone
The 'Shaala Sangwari' project in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district aims to employ educated Baiga tribal youth by making them teach their …
209,762 graduates in Delhi unemployed: Economic Survey
Worryingly, the number of unskilled people in Delhi has also increased from 32,033 in 2014 to 34,258 in 2015
Countdown to Budget 2023: Why investing in early childhood education should be a priority in the upcoming Budget
Just 0.1% of the GDP was spent in 2020-21 for early childhood education, thinktank analysis suggests 1.5%-2.5% of GDP expenditure
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022: The grey side of it
Underrepresentation, unequal availability of opportunity for quality higher education plaguing India’s education system
Half the national curricula worldwide don’t mention climate change, most teachers unsure of explaining subject: UNESCO
Thirty six per cent of the respondents did not include environmental themes in any teachers' training
Incremental child budget won’t bring transformational change
If tomorrow’s budget sticks to being just about an incremental change of numbers, nothing much will change. Transformation always needs …
International Women’s Day: How education can rewrite the story of child marriages in India
Adolescent girls are more vulnerable to child marriage as they drop-out of school before completing education. Here’s an attempt at …