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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=3#india-needs-to-learn-a-case-for-keeping-schools-open-released-in-january-2022">India Needs To Learn -- A Case for Keeping Schools Open (released in January 2022)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=4#state-of-foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-in-india-released-on-16th-december-2021">State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India (released on 16th December, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=6#2021-state-of-the-education-report-for-india-no-teacher-no-class-released-in-october-2021">2021 State of the Education Report for India: No Teacher, No Class (released in October, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=13#annual-status-of-education-report-aser-2018">Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=17#annual-status-of-education-report-2014-released-in-january-2015">Annual Status of Education Report 2014 (released in January 2015)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=18#11th-unesco-education-for-all-global-monitoring-report-2013-14">11th UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2013-14</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=21#annual-status-of-education-report-2012">Annual Status of Education Report 2012</a>
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</p><p style="text-align:justify">Kindly click <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/NCEE-Survey-Report-Cries-of-Anguish-March-22.pdf" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/NCEE-Survey-Report-Cries-of-Anguish-March-22.pdf">here</a>, <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Cries%20of%20Anguish%20-%20Report%20Summary%20-%20English.pdf" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Cries%20of%20Anguish%20-%20Report%20Summary%20-%20English.pdf">here</a>, and <a href="https://im4change.org/news-alerts-57/reality-is-stranger-than-the-fad-for-online-education-most-schools-lack-it-infrastructure.html" title="https://im4change.org/news-alerts-57/reality-is-stranger-than-the-fad-for-online-education-most-schools-lack-it-infrastructure.html">here</a> to access the main findings of the report titled <a name="cries-of-anguish-released-in-march-2022">Cries of Anguish (released in March 2022)</a> by National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE).</p><p style="text-align:justify">---</p><p style="text-align:justify">The key findings of the report titled <a name="india-needs-to-learn-a-case-for-keeping-schools-open-released-in-january-2022">India Needs To Learn -- A Case for Keeping Schools Open (released in January 2022)</a>, which has been jointly prepared by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Teach for India in collaboration with various NGOs and CSOs (please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/India%20Needs%20To%20Learn-A%20Case%20for%20Keeping%20Schools%20Open.pdf" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/India%20Needs%20To%20Learn-A%20Case%20for%20Keeping%20Schools%20Open.pdf">click here</a> to access), are as follows: </p><p style="text-align:justify">--India has now had pandemic-driven school closures for ~2 years</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Schools were mostly shut from Mar 2020 till year end; 2021 saw small phases of opening<br />• In 2021, while secondary schools were open for 40-50% time, elementary schools have mostly remained shut for 12/22 major Indian states</p><p style="text-align:justify">--While many efforts have been made towards online education, penetration and effectiveness remain woefully inadequate</p><p style="text-align:justify">• 40-70% children don't have a device at home; >80% teachers expressed impossibility of maintaining emotional connect<br />• ~90% children lost at least one specific language ability, significant SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) losses (more so for children with special needs)<br />• As per World Bank, every year of schooling lost translates to potentially ~9% lower future earnings for a student</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Prolonged school closures have serious implications, extending beyond learning e.g., increased child exploitation, lower nutrition with constrained mid-day meals, social and emotional issues</p><p style="text-align:justify">--80%+ parents would like schools to open for in-person learning per multiple surveys, given multiple challenges with online learning:</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Academic: ~37% parents responded their child didn't study at all at home, 71% responded child didn't have a test/exam in last 3 months<br />• Behavioral: ~49% parents responded their child is facing an improper schedule (e.g., for studying, sleeping, eating etc.)</p><p style="text-align:justify">--While schools were globally shut in 2020 (first half), many countries kept schools largely open through 2021; e.g., Australia (85-90% open), Japan (85-90% open), South Africa (80-85% open), US (75-80% open), UK (70-75% open), Portugal (60-65% open), China (90%+ open)</p><p style="text-align:justify">• This is despite considerably higher disease incidence vs India (25k cases per million population) in other countries e.g., UK (197k), US (169k), Portugal (141k), South Africa (58k)<br />• In fact, many countries prioritized keeping schools open vis-a-vis malls, shops, gyms etc. (e.g., France, UK, Canada) such that schools were last to close and first to open</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Public health arguments indicate low school re-opening risk</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Children <20 yrs had 3-6x lower incidence; 17x+ lower fatality vs adults even in countries with open schools<br />• Infection transmission in school-going children was observed to be lower e.g., new cases per 1000 population lower in school children vs community; despite school re-opening across select Indian states in mid-2021, cases didn't spike (e.g., Punjab, Maharashtra etc.)<br />• Increasing vaccination penetration (~45% fully vaccinated in India) likely to lead to lower hospitalization and fatality; and infection severity expected to be 40%+ further lower in Omicron vs Delta (for vaccinated individuals) </p><p style="text-align:justify">--India's continued centralized decision making implies that even in districts with <25 daily cases, schools are shut (~70% districts pan India)</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Since 2020, many countries have moved from national/state level to a lower unit of governance to avoid mass school closures<br />• For e.g., US, UK, Australia, Pakistan, Nepal have defined clear norms for schools to open and close at district/county/school level</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Countries which have re-opened schools have undertaken initiatives to curb transmission on multiple dimensions</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Social distancing e.g., single row desk arrangement in ‘face-to-back’ setting (Hong Kong), outdoor classes (Denmark)<br />• Masks/ face shields e.g., mandatory masks (Spain), face shield mandate for younger students (Singapore)<br />• Testing e.g., twice-a-week compulsory rapid antigen tests (UK & Germany)<br />• Staggering school timings e.g., classes in 2 shifts (Hong Kong), staggered school start/recess/end times (UK)<br />• Forming student pods/bubbles e.g., classmates divided into cohorts, & do not mix with members of other cohorts (Norway)<br />• Vaccination e.g., prioritized booster doses for teachers (Canada, US), in-school vaccination for students (UK)</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Hence, critical for India to move to a philosophy of schools being "last to close, first to open" and act on 4 key implications</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Decentralize school re-opening and closures (e.g., ward, Gram Panchayat, school level) with clearly defined norms<br />• Offer blended learning construct through the year i.e. in addition to offline, continue online education<br />• Strengthen testing (e.g., weekly antigen tests), vaccination (e.g., mandatory for school staff), safety protocol (e.g., masking etc.) and ventilation (e.g., leverage outdoors spaces, keep doors/ windows open, monitor ventilation etc.)<br />• Prepare to bridge learning gaps caused by pandemic-driven school closures, and allocate sufficient resources for the same</p><p style="text-align:justify">--However, beyond just re-opening, it will take considerable mission-mode resilience from all stakeholders to gain what is lost & build back better</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Govt: Build a robust mid-term (3-5 year) roadmap to bridge learning gap, with adequate infrastructure upgradation and funding support<br />• Local administrators & school staff: Make education a priority by regularly monitoring in-school preparedness and adherence to protocols<br />• Parents: Trust the system by sending their children to school and encourage children to follow Covid-appropriate behavior</p><p style="text-align:justify"> <br>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=2#gloom-in-the-classroom-the-schooling-crisis-in-jharkhand-prepared-by-gyan-vigyan-samiti-jharkhand-released-in-december-2022">Gloom in the Classroom: The Schooling Crisis in Jharkhand, prepared by Gyan Vigyan Samiti Jharkhand, released in December 2022</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=3#cries-of-anguish-released-in-march-2022">Cries of Anguish (released in March 2022)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=3#india-needs-to-learn-a-case-for-keeping-schools-open-released-in-january-2022">India Needs To Learn -- A Case for Keeping Schools Open (released in January 2022)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=4#state-of-foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-in-india-released-on-16th-december-2021">State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India (released on 16th December, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=5#sixteenth-annual-status-of-education-report-rural-2021-released-on-17th-november-2021">Sixteenth Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 (released on 17th November, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=6#a-future-at-stake-ndash-guidelines-and-principles-to-resume-and-renew-education-released-on-2nd-november-2021">A Future at Stake – Guidelines and Principles to Resume and Renew Education (released on 2nd November, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=6#2021-state-of-the-education-report-for-india-no-teacher-no-class-released-in-october-2021">2021 State of the Education Report for India: No Teacher, No Class (released in October, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=7#locked-out-emergency-report-on-school-education-released-on-6th-september-2021">Locked Out: Emergency Report on School Education (released on 6th September, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=7#rapid-assessment-of-learning-during-school-closures-in-the-context-of-covid-19-released-in-may-2021">Rapid assessment of learning during school closures in the context of COVID-19 (released in May, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=8#performance-grading-index-pgi-2019-20-for-states-and-union-territories-released-in-june-2021">Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (released in June, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=9#covid-19-and-school-closures-one-year-of-education-disruption-released-in-march-2021">COVID-19 and School Closures: One Year of Education Disruption (released in March, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=10#aser-2020-wave-1-for-rural-areas-released-in-october-2020">ASER 2020 Wave-1 for rural areas (released in October, 2020)</a>
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2021 saw small phases of opening<br />• In 2021, while secondary schools were open for 40-50% time, elementary schools have mostly remained shut for 12/22 major Indian states</p><p style="text-align:justify">--While many efforts have been made towards online education, penetration and effectiveness remain woefully inadequate</p><p style="text-align:justify">• 40-70% children don't have a device at home; >80% teachers expressed impossibility of maintaining emotional connect<br />• ~90% children lost at least one specific language ability, significant SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) losses (more so for children with special needs)<br />• As per World Bank, every year of schooling lost translates to potentially ~9% lower future earnings for a student</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Prolonged school closures have serious implications, extending beyond learning e.g., increased child exploitation, lower nutrition with constrained mid-day meals, social and emotional issues</p><p style="text-align:justify">--80%+ parents would like schools to open for in-person learning per multiple surveys, given multiple challenges with online learning:</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Academic: ~37% parents responded their child didn't study at all at home, 71% responded child didn't have a test/exam in last 3 months<br />• Behavioral: ~49% parents responded their child is facing an improper schedule (e.g., for studying, sleeping, eating etc.)</p><p style="text-align:justify">--While schools were globally shut in 2020 (first half), many countries kept schools largely open through 2021; e.g., Australia (85-90% open), Japan (85-90% open), South Africa (80-85% open), US (75-80% open), UK (70-75% open), Portugal (60-65% open), China (90%+ open)</p><p style="text-align:justify">• This is despite considerably higher disease incidence vs India (25k cases per million population) in other countries e.g., UK (197k), US (169k), Portugal (141k), South Africa (58k)<br />• In fact, many countries prioritized keeping schools open vis-a-vis malls, shops, gyms etc. (e.g., France, UK, Canada) such that schools were last to close and first to open</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Public health arguments indicate low school re-opening risk</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Children <20 yrs had 3-6x lower incidence; 17x+ lower fatality vs adults even in countries with open schools<br />• Infection transmission in school-going children was observed to be lower e.g., new cases per 1000 population lower in school children vs community; despite school re-opening across select Indian states in mid-2021, cases didn't spike (e.g., Punjab, Maharashtra etc.)<br />• Increasing vaccination penetration (~45% fully vaccinated in India) likely to lead to lower hospitalization and fatality; and infection severity expected to be 40%+ further lower in Omicron vs Delta (for vaccinated individuals) </p><p style="text-align:justify">--India's continued centralized decision making implies that even in districts with <25 daily cases, schools are shut (~70% districts pan India)</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Since 2020, many countries have moved from national/state level to a lower unit of governance to avoid mass school closures<br />• For e.g., US, UK, Australia, Pakistan, Nepal have defined clear norms for schools to open and close at district/county/school level</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Countries which have re-opened schools have undertaken initiatives to curb transmission on multiple dimensions</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Social distancing e.g., single row desk arrangement in ‘face-to-back’ setting (Hong Kong), outdoor classes (Denmark)<br />• Masks/ face shields e.g., mandatory masks (Spain), face shield mandate for younger students (Singapore)<br />• Testing e.g., twice-a-week compulsory rapid antigen tests (UK & Germany)<br />• Staggering school timings e.g., classes in 2 shifts (Hong Kong), staggered school start/recess/end times (UK)<br />• Forming student pods/bubbles e.g., classmates divided into cohorts, & do not mix with members of other cohorts (Norway)<br />• Vaccination e.g., prioritized booster doses for teachers (Canada, US), in-school vaccination for students (UK)</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Hence, critical for India to move to a philosophy of schools being "last to close, first to open" and act on 4 key implications</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Decentralize school re-opening and closures (e.g., ward, Gram Panchayat, school level) with clearly defined norms<br />• Offer blended learning construct through the year i.e. in addition to offline, continue online education<br />• Strengthen testing (e.g., weekly antigen tests), vaccination (e.g., mandatory for school staff), safety protocol (e.g., masking etc.) and ventilation (e.g., leverage outdoors spaces, keep doors/ windows open, monitor ventilation etc.)<br />• Prepare to bridge learning gaps caused by pandemic-driven school closures, and allocate sufficient resources for the same</p><p style="text-align:justify">--However, beyond just re-opening, it will take considerable mission-mode resilience from all stakeholders to gain what is lost & build back better</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Govt: Build a robust mid-term (3-5 year) roadmap to bridge learning gap, with adequate infrastructure upgradation and funding support<br />• Local administrators & school staff: Make education a priority by regularly monitoring in-school preparedness and adherence to protocols<br />• Parents: Trust the system by sending their children to school and encourage children to follow Covid-appropriate behavior</p><p style="text-align:justify"> <br>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=2#gloom-in-the-classroom-the-schooling-crisis-in-jharkhand-prepared-by-gyan-vigyan-samiti-jharkhand-released-in-december-2022">Gloom in the Classroom: The Schooling Crisis in Jharkhand, prepared by Gyan Vigyan Samiti Jharkhand, released in December 2022</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=3#cries-of-anguish-released-in-march-2022">Cries of Anguish (released in March 2022)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=3#india-needs-to-learn-a-case-for-keeping-schools-open-released-in-january-2022">India Needs To Learn -- A Case for Keeping Schools Open (released in January 2022)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=4#state-of-foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-in-india-released-on-16th-december-2021">State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India (released on 16th December, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=5#sixteenth-annual-status-of-education-report-rural-2021-released-on-17th-november-2021">Sixteenth Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 (released on 17th November, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=6#a-future-at-stake-ndash-guidelines-and-principles-to-resume-and-renew-education-released-on-2nd-november-2021">A Future at Stake – Guidelines and Principles to Resume and Renew Education (released on 2nd November, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=6#2021-state-of-the-education-report-for-india-no-teacher-no-class-released-in-october-2021">2021 State of the Education Report for India: No Teacher, No Class (released in October, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=7#locked-out-emergency-report-on-school-education-released-on-6th-september-2021">Locked Out: Emergency Report on School Education (released on 6th September, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=7#rapid-assessment-of-learning-during-school-closures-in-the-context-of-covid-19-released-in-may-2021">Rapid assessment of learning during school closures in the context of COVID-19 (released in May, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=8#performance-grading-index-pgi-2019-20-for-states-and-union-territories-released-in-june-2021">Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (released in June, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=9#covid-19-and-school-closures-one-year-of-education-disruption-released-in-march-2021">COVID-19 and School Closures: One Year of Education Disruption (released in March, 2021)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=10#aser-2020-wave-1-for-rural-areas-released-in-october-2020">ASER 2020 Wave-1 for rural areas (released in October, 2020)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=11#broken-slates-and-blank-screens-education-under-lockdown-released-in-september-2020">Broken Slates and Blank Screens: Education Under Lockdown (released in September 2020)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=11#parliamentary-standing-committee-report-on-demands-for-grants-2020-21-demand-no-58-of-the-department-of-school-education-literacy-presented-to-the-rajya-sabha-on-5th-march-2020">Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Demands for Grants 2020-21 (Demand No. 58) of the Department of School Education & Literacy (presented to the Rajya Sabha on 5th March, 2020)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=12#spanaser-2019-39early-years39-released-in-january-2020">ASER 2019 'Early Years' (released in January 2020)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=13#draft-national-education-policy-2019">Draft National Education Policy 2019</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=13#nss-75th-round-report-key-indicators-of-household-social-consumption-on-education-in-india-july-2017-to-june-2018-released-on-23rd-november-2019">NSS 75th Round Report: Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India, July 2017 to June 2018 (released on 23rd November 2019)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=13#annual-status-of-education-report-aser-2018">Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=14#aser-2017-beyond-basics-released-in-january-2018">ASER 2017: Beyond Basics (released in January, 2018)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=15#aser-2016-released-in-january-2017">ASER 2016 (released in January, 2017)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=16#71st-round-nss-report-key-indicators-of-social-consumption-in-india-education-published-in-june-2015">71st round NSS report: Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India Education (published in June 2015)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=17#annual-status-of-education-report-2014-released-in-january-2015">Annual Status of Education Report 2014 (released in January 2015)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=18#11th-unesco-education-for-all-global-monitoring-report-2013-14">11th UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2013-14</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=19#aser-2013-report">ASER 2013 report</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=20#nss-report-no-551-66106-titled-status-of-education-and-vocational-training-in-india-66th-round">NSS report no. 551 (66/10/6) titled Status of Education and Vocational Training in India (66th Round)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=21#annual-status-of-education-report-2012">Annual Status of Education Report 2012</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=22#children-in-india-2012-a-statistical-appraisal">Children in India 2012-A Statistical Appraisal</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=23#annual-status-of-education-report-aser-2011">Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2011</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=24#global-education-digest-2011-comparing-education-statistics-across-the-world">Global Education Digest 2011-Comparing Education Statistics Across the World</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=24#annual-status-of-education-report-aser-2010">Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2010</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=25#annual-status-of-education-report-2009">Annual Status of Education Report 2009</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=26#education-in-india-2007-08">Education in India: 2007-08</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=27#education-for-all-report-2010">Education for All Report 2010</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=27#secondary-education-in-india-universalizing-opportunity-2009">Secondary Education in India: Universalizing Opportunity (2009)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=27#annual-status-of-education-report-2008-rural">Annual Status of Education Report 2008 (Rural)</a>
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<a href="https://im4change.in/hunger-hdi/education-50.html?pgno=27#literacy-and-levels-of-education-in-india-1999-2000-of-the-55th-round-nss">Literacy and Levels of Education in India 1999-2000 of the 55th Round NSS</a>
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2021 saw small phases of opening<br />• In 2021, while secondary schools were open for 40-50% time, elementary schools have mostly remained shut for 12/22 major Indian states</p><p style="text-align:justify">--While many efforts have been made towards online education, penetration and effectiveness remain woefully inadequate</p><p style="text-align:justify">• 40-70% children don't have a device at home; >80% teachers expressed impossibility of maintaining emotional connect<br />• ~90% children lost at least one specific language ability, significant SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) losses (more so for children with special needs)<br />• As per World Bank, every year of schooling lost translates to potentially ~9% lower future earnings for a student</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Prolonged school closures have serious implications, extending beyond learning e.g., increased child exploitation, lower nutrition with constrained mid-day meals, social and emotional issues</p><p style="text-align:justify">--80%+ parents would like schools to open for in-person learning per multiple surveys, given multiple challenges with online learning:</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Academic: ~37% parents responded their child didn't study at all at home, 71% responded child didn't have a test/exam in last 3 months<br />• Behavioral: ~49% parents responded their child is facing an improper schedule (e.g., for studying, sleeping, eating etc.)</p><p style="text-align:justify">--While schools were globally shut in 2020 (first half), many countries kept schools largely open through 2021; e.g., Australia (85-90% open), Japan (85-90% open), South Africa (80-85% open), US (75-80% open), UK (70-75% open), Portugal (60-65% open), China (90%+ open)</p><p style="text-align:justify">• This is despite considerably higher disease incidence vs India (25k cases per million population) in other countries e.g., UK (197k), US (169k), Portugal (141k), South Africa (58k)<br />• In fact, many countries prioritized keeping schools open vis-a-vis malls, shops, gyms etc. (e.g., France, UK, Canada) such that schools were last to close and first to open</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Public health arguments indicate low school re-opening risk</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Children <20 yrs had 3-6x lower incidence; 17x+ lower fatality vs adults even in countries with open schools<br />• Infection transmission in school-going children was observed to be lower e.g., new cases per 1000 population lower in school children vs community; despite school re-opening across select Indian states in mid-2021, cases didn't spike (e.g., Punjab, Maharashtra etc.)<br />• Increasing vaccination penetration (~45% fully vaccinated in India) likely to lead to lower hospitalization and fatality; and infection severity expected to be 40%+ further lower in Omicron vs Delta (for vaccinated individuals) </p><p style="text-align:justify">--India's continued centralized decision making implies that even in districts with <25 daily cases, schools are shut (~70% districts pan India)</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Since 2020, many countries have moved from national/state level to a lower unit of governance to avoid mass school closures<br />• For e.g., US, UK, Australia, Pakistan, Nepal have defined clear norms for schools to open and close at district/county/school level</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Countries which have re-opened schools have undertaken initiatives to curb transmission on multiple dimensions</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Social distancing e.g., single row desk arrangement in ‘face-to-back’ setting (Hong Kong), outdoor classes (Denmark)<br />• Masks/ face shields e.g., mandatory masks (Spain), face shield mandate for younger students (Singapore)<br />• Testing e.g., twice-a-week compulsory rapid antigen tests (UK & Germany)<br />• Staggering school timings e.g., classes in 2 shifts (Hong Kong), staggered school start/recess/end times (UK)<br />• Forming student pods/bubbles e.g., classmates divided into cohorts, & do not mix with members of other cohorts (Norway)<br />• Vaccination e.g., prioritized booster doses for teachers (Canada, US), in-school vaccination for students (UK)</p><p style="text-align:justify">--Hence, critical for India to move to a philosophy of schools being "last to close, first to open" and act on 4 key implications</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Decentralize school re-opening and closures (e.g., ward, Gram Panchayat, school level) with clearly defined norms<br />• Offer blended learning construct through the year i.e. in addition to offline, continue online education<br />• Strengthen testing (e.g., weekly antigen tests), vaccination (e.g., mandatory for school staff), safety protocol (e.g., masking etc.) and ventilation (e.g., leverage outdoors spaces, keep doors/ windows open, monitor ventilation etc.)<br />• Prepare to bridge learning gaps caused by pandemic-driven school closures, and allocate sufficient resources for the same</p><p style="text-align:justify">--However, beyond just re-opening, it will take considerable mission-mode resilience from all stakeholders to gain what is lost & build back better</p><p style="text-align:justify">• Govt: Build a robust mid-term (3-5 year) roadmap to bridge learning gap, with adequate infrastructure upgradation and funding support<br />• Local administrators & school staff: Make education a priority by regularly monitoring in-school preparedness and adherence to protocols<br />• Parents: Trust the system by sending their children to school and encourage children to follow Covid-appropriate behavior</p><p style="text-align:justify"> <br>
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--India has now had pandemic-driven school closures for ~2 years
• Schools were mostly shut from Mar 2020 till year end; 2021 saw small phases of opening • In 2021, while secondary schools were open for 40-50% time, elementary schools have mostly remained shut for 12/22 major Indian states
--While many efforts have been made towards online education, penetration and effectiveness remain woefully inadequate
• 40-70% children don't have a device at home; >80% teachers expressed impossibility of maintaining emotional connect • ~90% children lost at least one specific language ability, significant SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) losses (more so for children with special needs) • As per World Bank, every year of schooling lost translates to potentially ~9% lower future earnings for a student
--Prolonged school closures have serious implications, extending beyond learning e.g., increased child exploitation, lower nutrition with constrained mid-day meals, social and emotional issues
--80%+ parents would like schools to open for in-person learning per multiple surveys, given multiple challenges with online learning:
• Academic: ~37% parents responded their child didn't study at all at home, 71% responded child didn't have a test/exam in last 3 months • Behavioral: ~49% parents responded their child is facing an improper schedule (e.g., for studying, sleeping, eating etc.)
--While schools were globally shut in 2020 (first half), many countries kept schools largely open through 2021; e.g., Australia (85-90% open), Japan (85-90% open), South Africa (80-85% open), US (75-80% open), UK (70-75% open), Portugal (60-65% open), China (90%+ open)
• This is despite considerably higher disease incidence vs India (25k cases per million population) in other countries e.g., UK (197k), US (169k), Portugal (141k), South Africa (58k) • In fact, many countries prioritized keeping schools open vis-a-vis malls, shops, gyms etc. (e.g., France, UK, Canada) such that schools were last to close and first to open
--Public health arguments indicate low school re-opening risk
• Children <20 yrs had 3-6x lower incidence; 17x+ lower fatality vs adults even in countries with open schools • Infection transmission in school-going children was observed to be lower e.g., new cases per 1000 population lower in school children vs community; despite school re-opening across select Indian states in mid-2021, cases didn't spike (e.g., Punjab, Maharashtra etc.) • Increasing vaccination penetration (~45% fully vaccinated in India) likely to lead to lower hospitalization and fatality; and infection severity expected to be 40%+ further lower in Omicron vs Delta (for vaccinated individuals)
--India's continued centralized decision making implies that even in districts with <25 daily cases, schools are shut (~70% districts pan India)
• Since 2020, many countries have moved from national/state level to a lower unit of governance to avoid mass school closures • For e.g., US, UK, Australia, Pakistan, Nepal have defined clear norms for schools to open and close at district/county/school level
--Countries which have re-opened schools have undertaken initiatives to curb transmission on multiple dimensions
• Social distancing e.g., single row desk arrangement in ‘face-to-back’ setting (Hong Kong), outdoor classes (Denmark) • Masks/ face shields e.g., mandatory masks (Spain), face shield mandate for younger students (Singapore) • Testing e.g., twice-a-week compulsory rapid antigen tests (UK & Germany) • Staggering school timings e.g., classes in 2 shifts (Hong Kong), staggered school start/recess/end times (UK) • Forming student pods/bubbles e.g., classmates divided into cohorts, & do not mix with members of other cohorts (Norway) • Vaccination e.g., prioritized booster doses for teachers (Canada, US), in-school vaccination for students (UK)
--Hence, critical for India to move to a philosophy of schools being "last to close, first to open" and act on 4 key implications
• Decentralize school re-opening and closures (e.g., ward, Gram Panchayat, school level) with clearly defined norms • Offer blended learning construct through the year i.e. in addition to offline, continue online education • Strengthen testing (e.g., weekly antigen tests), vaccination (e.g., mandatory for school staff), safety protocol (e.g., masking etc.) and ventilation (e.g., leverage outdoors spaces, keep doors/ windows open, monitor ventilation etc.) • Prepare to bridge learning gaps caused by pandemic-driven school closures, and allocate sufficient resources for the same
--However, beyond just re-opening, it will take considerable mission-mode resilience from all stakeholders to gain what is lost & build back better
• Govt: Build a robust mid-term (3-5 year) roadmap to bridge learning gap, with adequate infrastructure upgradation and funding support • Local administrators & school staff: Make education a priority by regularly monitoring in-school preparedness and adherence to protocols • Parents: Trust the system by sending their children to school and encourage children to follow Covid-appropriate behavior
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