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BLOG // ASHISH DHAWAN
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We Have To Be On A Constant Learning Curve
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After
67 years of independence, too many of India’s citizens are shackled by
the lack of a quality education that enables them to be free and
independent. Our earlier generations fought to end the injustice
imposed by the British Raj; we now need a second freedom movement that
ensures equality of rights and opportunity for all citizens of India.
Since
the early 2000s, our government’s outlay on education has increased
significantly and currently stands at nearly 3% of GDP. The recent
Union budget allocated Rs. 69,000 crore for education. Yet, studies
like the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) show that learning
levels of children are not increasing. This is because much of the
focus in the last two decades has been on increasing enrolment in
schools. Around 97% of children are enrolled in Class 1 thanks to the
involvement of civil society and the private sector. There is a need to
ensure that children are not just enrolled but also receive quality
education. To that end, the government can shift the focus from
investing in infrastructural inputs to strategic initiatives that
improve learning outcomes.
What will it take to achieve quality education?
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FULL STORY >>
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VIDEO // REUTERS, SEPTEMBER 2014
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India's Prime Minister Tours Japanese School During Tokyo Visit
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"India
needs to learn from Japan's education system", says Modi after his
visit to one of the schools in Tokyo, during his five-day trip to Japan.
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RESEARCH // CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY, SEPTEMBER 2014
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RTE And Budget Private Schools: What Would Gandhi Think?
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James
Tooley's research is a journey into the history of Indian education,
drawing comparisons between the shutting down of indigenous schools
then, on Macaulay's recommendations, and the closure of budget private
schools today under the RTE, for being “not good enough”. He
explores the well-intentioned policies, and their faulty premises -
that people cannot be trusted to make judgements about what is better
or worse for their own children; and suggests that we take a leaf out
of Gandhi’s book and resist the closures, to win our educational
independence.
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OPINION
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DID YOU KNOW?
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FEATURED
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Does The Govt Have Enough Confidence In Its Own Schools?
Why do govt officials and teachers send their own children to private schools? Are the state schools really so incapable that they can't educate children of their own staff?
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Govt Has Unveiled New Learning Indicators
The broad contours of the Modi Government's 'Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat (PBBB)' was unveiled as a nation-wide sub-programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan recently.
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Most Dangerous And Unusual Journeys To School In The World
This
25-photo essay of the most incredible routes to school will show you
just how determined some children can be when it comes to getting an
education.
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THE RTE NEWSREEL
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All-India // Live Mint // 2 September 2014
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It Is Time To Recast RTE Act
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The
RTE Act was a daring piece of legislation for two reasons. One, it
implicitly admitted that quality education was being delivered in
private schools, so they must be co-opted to serve the poorest despite
the availability of government schools in their area. Second, the Act
virtually nationalized a quarter of the private sector provision in
school education for children, with the exception of those that could
be certified as minority schools. It could have changed the landscape
of learning had it focused on that - learning. Instead, the RTE
chose to be an administrator’s tool to standardize schools to look
uniform regardless of what was happening within classrooms. It
legislated the trappings of education while ignoring the process and
outcomes.
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Haryana // The Hindu // 1 September 2014
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CBSE Evaluation System Needs Thorough Review, Says Haryana Report
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The
CBSE’s Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system, which
entails frequent evaluation of students, needs a “thorough review” in
design and appropriateness, as well as in teaching training and
implementation, says an impact evaluation report carried out in various
government schools in Haryana.
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Andhra Pradesh // The New Indian Express // 29 August 2014
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Right To Education Does Not Mean Right To Private Education
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HYDERABAD:
Right to Education does not mean right to private education, explains M
Jagadeeshwar, Commissioner and Sirector of School Education of
Telangana state in an interview with Jeevan Kumar Durgam.
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Jammu and Kashmir // DNA // 28 August 2014
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How The Children Of Poonch Struggle To Attain Their Fundamental Right To Education
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On
one hand when urban India is battling its weak areas in the educational
system, rural India has not seen a clear light of day for one of its
fundamental right to Education .Though the government has taken
necessary steps and initiatives to enforce cost free education. It has
also made certain laws so that each child is educated in the country.
But the scenario in many villages and the border areas is grim and
alarming.
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All India // Live Mint // 27 August 2014
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New Scheme Launched To Improve Mathematics, Language Skills
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Delhi: Concerned over poor learning standards in schools, the human
resource development (HRD) ministry on Tuesday launched a new scheme to
improve mathematics and language skills of students across India and
vowed to plug the infrastructure gaps in all schools by utilizing
portions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds.
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