-The Times of India As many as 13 states and Union Territories showed a decline in girls' enrolment, while about 10 displayed a dip in overall students' admission painting a dismal picture of inclusive education for children with disabilities. A nationwide study - conducted by the NCERT to assess enrolment, access and retention of students with disabilities found that states like Bihar, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, West Bengal among others -...
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Special kids are going to school but gender gap has widened
-The Hindustan Times More differently-abled children are going to school, but the gender gap to access education has risen each year since India launched an ambitious programme to get every child with disabilities into a secondary school. A new NCERT study has shown that 11 out of 13 states that shared data on enrolment of differently-abled students have seen more students with disabilities go to school since 2009-10, when the UPA launched...
More »Alphabetical order to discrimination-Sanjay Srivastava
-The Hindu Considering the knowledge of English as a mark of social advancement and that of the vernacular as backwardness disenfranchises significant sections of society In a village in Ghazipur district that borders Varanasi, there is a young man who teaches English and "personality development" to the sons and daughters of local shopkeepers, farmers and truck drivers. The classes are held from 6 to 8 in the morning and again in the...
More »The silent war over education reforms-Krishna Kumar
-The Hindu Despite apparent similarities, the reports of two centrally appointed committees are split on the relationship between knowledge, skills and social needs Two major reports with overlapping concerns were submitted to the central government during the last decade. They were drafted by committees appointed by two different offices of the same government. One was chaired by Yash Pal, and the other by Sam Pitroda. The titles of the two committees indicated...
More »RTE: Lacking minimum area, private schools face closure -Naveed Iqbal
-The Indian Express The fate of many private schools in the capital hangs in the balance. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had set a three-year deadline for schools, asking them to meet the infrastructural requirements specified under the Right To Education Act, expired on Sunday. The bone of contention is the area requirement under the RTE Act, which is 800 sqm for primary schools and 1,000 sqm for middle schools....
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