-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Unlike the Class XII results, the performance of Delhi government schools in CBSE’s Class X examination has been a cause of concern. While 73 schools have recorded a pass percentage of less than 50%, 88 schools have witnessed a dip in the same by more than 20% points, reveal official documents. Although the overall pass percentage has improved by 2.64% points to 71.97% this year, Delhi...
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More than 14 per cent villages in India don't have any school, shows govt data -Ruhi Tewari
-ThePrint.in Rural Development Ministry data shows access to highest level of school education remains a concern, only 6.57 per cent villages have up to Senior Secondary Schools. New Delhi: Over 14 per cent of villages in India don’t have schools, while as many as 10 states in the country have over 15 per cent such villages, shows the latest data available with the Rural Development Ministry. Collected under Mission Antyodaya, the data...
More »Centre mulls law to check arbitrary school-fee hikes -Manash Pratim Gohain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to bring in a regulation to check arbitrary fee hikes by private schools. The move comes after the success of the Uttar Pradesh government's legislation, brought in this year, to regulate fees charged by private schools, including minority ones, in the state. According to a senior official, the Centre is consulting all stakeholders and trying to build a consensus before the move...
More »'Skill India' urgently needs reforms -Santosh Mehrotra & Ashutosh Pratap
-The Hindu There is no way the country can reap its demographic dividend without fixing vocational education Salvaging the Indian demographic dividend must be a key part of India’s growth story. In 2016, the Government of India formed the Sharada Prasad Committee to rationalise the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), which are employer bodies mostly promoted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Confederation of Indian Industry and other...
More »Delhi's shiny happy sarkari schools -P Anima
-The Hindu Business Line After decades of neglect, Delhi’s government schools are finally turning the page with much-needed improvements to facilities and teaching methods. But problems such as staff shortage and a broken primary education system refuse to go away easily Delhi’s bustling IP Extension has a familiar skyline — a linear arrangement of ageing residential complexes. A gleaming new building in their midst catches the eye. Until recently, the Rajkiya Sarvodaya...
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