-TheWire.in While the transformation is gradual, Delhi’s government Schools have come a long way in improving their infrastructure and quality of education. New Delhi: CBSE Class 12 results were announced on May 28 and Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia took no time to tweet about the city’s government Schools performing better than private Schools for the second year in a row. He tweeted, “Last year Delhi government Schools had 2% better...
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Half of all 95s in CBSE English in Delhi's private Schools: Data -Ritika Chopra
-The Indian Express More than half of all Class XII students in the country who scored (exactly) 95 per cent in English (Core) this year are from private Schools in the Delhi region, an analysis of the results by an engineer based in New York has found. While the jury is still out on whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) abandoned the practice of grade inflation this year, one number...
More »The country needs sanitation vigilantes -R Sukumar
-Livemint.com Fines for public urination could fatten local administrations, and actually allow them to create an army of sanitary inspectors—imagine the number of jobs that could be created A country on the move needs a slogan, so may I humbly suggest one: because a man’s got to go when a man’s got to go. That’s the perfect slogan for a country where most men think it’s OK to pee anywhere. I say...
More »CBSE asks private Schools for data on fee structure to curb overcharging
-PTI To curb charging of “unreasonable” fees and levying of “hidden” costs, the CBSE has sought data from private Schools about their fee structure and increase carried out in recent years. The move comes weeks after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) warned private Schools against turning into “shops” by selling uniform and books in their premises. “We have told the Schools that they should not charge unreasonable fees. The charges should...
More »One in three BMC school kids malnourished, reveals RTI
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Over two decades after midday meals were introduced in city Schools, one out of every three children studying in a municipal school is malnourished, an RTI reply has revealed. The data showed that undernourishment of students in these Schools is accelerating with the incidence showing a four-fold jump over the last three years. In the same period, the utilization of midday meal budget fell from 81% to...
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