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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;October is the month for new beginnings, not least for scores of children who have been unable to attend school in its physical form for the last year and a half. The pandemic has brought with it a shutdown of schools and a switch to the online format of learning. Now, as schools prepare to open their doors and resume teaching within the four walls of a learning space, there is a crying need to stop and take stock of the extent of the slide that has occurred. Because the truth is, for some, there has been no formal learning at all. Access to online learning has been deeply disparate and often ad hoc for children from poor households, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;In an irony of timing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an education ministry-organised Shikshak Parv conclave, attended by teachers and students, how &amp;ldquo;easily (sehejta se)&amp;rdquo; students, teachers and parents had taken to online learning amid the pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Released just a day earlier, &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/LOCKED-OUT-Emergency-Report-on-School-Education-6-Sept-2021.pdf&quot;&gt;findings&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/news-alerts-57/why-is-it-difficult-for-children-from-underprivileged-sections-of-the-society-to-get-their-lessons-online-read-this-new-report.html&quot;&gt;School Children&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/news-alerts-57/why-is-it-difficult-for-children-from-underprivileged-sections-of-the-society-to-get-their-lessons-online-read-this-new-report.html&quot;&gt;Online and Offline Learning survey&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/LOCKED-OUT-Emergency-Report-on-School-Education-6-Sept-2021.pdf&quot;&gt;SCHOOL survey&lt;/a&gt;) indicated the complete opposite. The survey was conducted in August across 16 states and union territories. It focused on relatively deprived hamlets and bastis (slums), where children generally attend government schools. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/LOCKED-OUT-Emergency-Report-on-School-Education-6-Sept-2021.pdf&quot;&gt;survey&lt;/a&gt; was a joint effort of nearly 100 volunteers across the country and the report was prepared by the coordination team &amp;ndash; &amp;nbsp;Nirali Bakhla, Jean Dr&amp;egrave;ze, Reetika Khera and Vipul Paikra. The findings are as far removed from the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s comments as day and night.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://thewire.in/education/education-in-india-has-plunged-into-a-crisis-just-reopening-schools-isnt-enough&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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A recent survey in 16 states and union territories suggests has revealed that there has been a catastrophic slide in literacy among children from poor and marginalised sections. However, there seems to be no plan to help them.

October is the...'
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Education in India Has Plunged into a Crisis. Just Reopening Schools Isn't Enough. -Mitali Mukherjee

-TheWire.in A recent survey in 16 states and union territories suggests has revealed that there has been a catastrophic slide in literacy among children from poor and marginalised sections. However, there seems to be no plan to help them. October is the month for new beginnings, not least for scores of children who have been unable to attend school in its physical form for the last year and a half. The pandemic has brought with it a shutdown of schools and a switch to the online format of learning. Now, as schools prepare to open their doors and resume teaching within the four walls of a learning space, there is a crying need to stop and take stock of the extent of the slide that has occurred. Because the truth is, for some, there has been no formal learning at all. Access to online learning has been deeply disparate and often ad hoc for children from poor households, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds. In an irony of timing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an education ministry-organised Shikshak Parv conclave, attended by teachers and students, how “easily (sehejta se)” students, teachers and parents had taken to online learning amid the pandemic. Released just a day earlier, findings of the School Children’s Online and Offline Learning survey (SCHOOL survey) indicated the complete opposite. The survey was conducted in August across 16 states and union territories. It focused on relatively deprived hamlets and bastis (slums), where children generally attend government schools. The survey was a joint effort of nearly 100 volunteers across the country and the report was prepared by the coordination team –  Nirali Bakhla, Jean Drèze, Reetika Khera and Vipul Paikra. The findings are as far removed from the Prime Minister’s comments as day and night. Please click here to read more.