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Education

Education, learning and skilling, the role of institutions and regulations, and experiences of citizens especially our young ones.

Two children pose in front of the collection of books in their classroom library.
Education

Classroom libraries in Bengaluru and Hyderabad open up the world of books for all kids

February 7, 2023 Shahnaz Sultana

The initiative partners with schools to implement a Classroom Library Program (CLP), which requires at least five library classes in a week.

A girl writing English alphabets on the blackboard in a classroom
Education

Opinion: Why we still need English in our schools and colleges

November 10, 2022 T R Gopalakrishnan

The centre wants medicine and engineering to be taught in regional languages instead of English, in line with the NEP. But what will it achieve?

A CUET exam centre
Education

The mess that National Testing Agency has made of the CUET exams

August 25, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The conduct of the CUET exams held between July 15th and August 20th in 259 cities across India was mismanaged from the very start.

Children entertaining themselves at home during COVID
Education

COVID has led to academic learning gaps among kids, but there’s something more worrisome

May 23, 2022 Agnee Ghosh

Learning gaps in reading and writing are real, but many teachers find it even more difficult to get young kids to concentrate and interact with others in class.

UGC head office Delhi
Education

CUET standardises admissions criteria for students from all states, but is it fair to all?

May 3, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Coaching centres across the country began advertising coaching classes for CUET from the day it was announced, hoping for a big rush given the short window for preparation.

Learning loss for young kids
Education

Younger generations may pay dearly for the learning loss from two years of school closure

March 21, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Urgent remedial measures are needed to reverse learning losses, as affected students will face weaker prospects for securing employment in the future too.

A mix of physical and online training session under way
Education

Future of Jobs: Taking the campus to the student and the jobs that will create

January 20, 2022 Ambi Parameswaran

In the new normal, new jobs will be created across multiple levels: technical education, content creation, management and training of teachers.

Tje Speakersters team participating in Delhi's school enterpreneruship curriculum
Education

Teaching entrepreneurial mindset: From the drawing board to the marketplace

January 12, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The Business Blasters website enables investment in student startups and sale of products. A carnival is on the cards too, to showcase the top projects.

School students create mobile repair startup
Education

Delhi government schools are teaching entrepreneurship by catching them young, really young

January 10, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Entrepreneurship Mindset Classes (EMC) in Delhi government schools comprise stories, activities, exercises and interactions with entrepreneurs.

A professional attending an online training session
Education

Future of jobs: Hybrid teaching will create new jobs which leverage technology

December 14, 2021 Ambi Parameswaran

As teaching and learning goes hybrid, new horizons will open up for teachers having a good mix of technology and domain skills.

Ahmedabad--primary education goes outdoors
Education

How primary school students in Ahmedabad continued learning outdoors, even during COVID

December 7, 2021 Darshan Desai

Teachers and the state education department coordinated to use open spaces to teach primary school students unable to attend virtual classes.

Delhi schools reopen for all classes
Education

Delhi: Tepid response to reopening of schools as parents prefer to wait and watch

November 18, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

With the full reopening of schools run by the MCD in the capital on Nov 1st, not just students but even teachers were missing. Why?

Closure of preschools and playschools
Education

Preschool closures in Delhi: Where will our toddlers learn when the pandemic is over?

September 30, 2021 Sri Krishna

Children need the stimulation they receive at preschools and day care centres. Yet, with so many of them out of business, the future looks uncertain.

schools reopen in Chennai
Education

Opinion: Some dos and don’ts for parents as schools reopen

September 14, 2021 Goldy Malhotra

As schools reopen, parents have to be very patient and help their children through what could be a phase of challenging adjustments.

Students face grave learning gap and catch up appears daunting with continuing school closures
Education

School closure: The mountain of myths standing between our kids and education

September 8, 2021 Bhaskaran Raman

Are vaccines a must before kids can go to school? Can schools be super spreaders? Such perceptions are delaying reopening, but do they have a basis at all?

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