Education Archives

For almost 15 million migrant children, education remains a luxury

January 17, 2019 Navya P K

In a land of 453 million internal migrants, a majority among whom seek work in cities, children’s education is the greatest casualty. Government schemes notwithstanding, most migrant children never end up joining school in host cities or eventually drop out.

Backbreaking education: Centre’s directives on schoolbags fall on deaf ears

January 8, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Heavy schoolbags have serious health effects. Yet, in many cities, children carry almost half their body weight on their backs. The recent central government order to reduce schoolbag weight also looks unlikely to make much difference.

Beating violence with education: How Education City in Dantewada is showing the way

November 26, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

With 18 institutions and 5,500 students at all levels, Education City in violence-stricken Dantewada is a novel and successful experiment. It is the only ray of hope for the children of a state ravaged by Naxalism.

With ‘upcycling labs,’ ‘safai banks’ and more, can environmental education save our planet?

September 18, 2018 Aditi Tandon

Right from pre-schools to online digital academies for adult practitioners, educators are coming up with many innovative programmes to promote sustainability and spread awareness about the environment. The question is whether these can really create impact in the long run.

Labelled, bullied, humiliated: What LGBT students in our schools go through

June 11, 2018 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

A young researcher in Mumbai asked high school students from the LGBT community to share their experience in their schools. Close to 200 people from across cities responded and their tales are alarming.

Voices India needs to hear to reap the urban dividend

April 20, 2017 Malini Gopalakrishnan

Equipping girls from all strata of society with the right set of tools to make informed choices and speak up for themselves will be critical for the progress of urban society and economy, writes Malini Gopalakrishnan.

As playschools operate at will, is your child’s safety at threat?

March 17, 2017 Akshatha M

Several reported instances of child sexual abuse in preschools across India, often by members of staff, raise concerns about the lack of regulation in the country’s pre-primary education sector. Akshatha M digs deeper.

Parents up in arms against school fee hikes

August 29, 2016 Akshatha M

The hike in fees of private schools by as much as 20 to 30% in some cases has created much discontent across India. But why is private schooling becoming so costly and what do schools have to say?