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Teacher training has long way to go, says study

-The Indian Express Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, J&K and Gujarat have been found to have done well in terms of the impact of in-service teacher training on the actual classroom practices and students’ learning and achievement. On the other hand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Nagaland were found to be at the lower end in a study by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The study is an assessment of...

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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) allocations

-Accountability Initiative The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship Elementary Education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal primary education to children between the ages of 6-14 years. SSA is now the primary vehicle for implementing the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE). This brief uses government reported data to analyse SSA performance along the following parameters: a) Overall trends in allocation and expenditures b)...

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RTE's continuing woes-Abhishek Tripathi & Mani Gupta

-The Business Standard The recent judgment of the Delhi High Court upholding the right of unaided schools to apply screening procedure for nursery admissions to unreserved category of students has brought cheer to many schools, and disappointment to social activists. The schools and many parents are relieved that the cloud of uncertainty around the admission process has withered away at least for this academic year. However, the battle is far from...

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Learning outcome an  important goal-Yamini Aiyar

-Live Mint Building an outcomes-focused delivery system is a particular challenge in India For once, I am optimistic about Elementary Education in India. Not because we have witnessed improvements in learning levels. In fact, the opposite is true. The latest Annual Status of Education Report highlights the deepening crisis of poor learning levels. In 2008, just under 50% of standard III students could read a standard I text. In 2012, this dropped...

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RTE Act does not apply to nursery, rules HC-Naveed Iqbal

-The Indian Express ORDER Schools can continue with admission process; HC says govt must consider extending RTE to nursery. Ending the uncertainty over the ongoing nursery admission process in private unaided schools of the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday ruled that the Right to Education Act is not applicable to nursery schools. But the court also said "it is the right time for the government to consider" applying the Act...

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