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Survey shows learning gap in rural primary schools across 5 states

-The Times of India   A comprehensive report on teaching and learning inside rural primary schools of five states shows a huge gap between expectations and reality, when it comes to learning. It reveals that more than teacher's educational qualification, gender or work experience what matters most to students is teachers' ability to teach. The study bursts the myth that government schools are overcrowded. Prepared by Annual Survey of Education Report centre...

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Village students 2 grade below in proficiency: study

-The Indian Express   A majority of children of primary classes in rural areas are at least two grades below the required level of proficiency in both mathematics and language, according to a study released today. It said that while the ability of children to correctly formulate and write sentences on their own is “exceedingly” low, a high proportion of children in class IV were struggling with basic multiplications and divisions. The Annual Status...

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Countries struggling to meet rising demand for secondary education–UN

-The United Nations   The global demand for secondary education has risen exponentially, says a new United Nations report, which adds that governments, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are having a hard time keeping up and many children are being left out. The 2011 Global Education Digest, released today by the Institute for Statistics of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), says there are only enough seats for 36 per cent of...

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Nagaland prepares to implement Right to Education by Jan 2012 by Chizokho Vero

In keeping with the need for the successful implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 in Nagaland, enhancing the level of awareness, further discussion and to get well versed about the rules as enshrined in the Act has been strongly felt at a seminar held today with NGOs, organized by SCERT, Nagaland at DUDA Guest House. Nagaland will also join the rest of the country in implementing RTE Act...

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Education subsidy plan misses target by Prashant K Nanda & Remya Nair

An ambitious scheme to make higher-education loans more attractive to poor students has failed to meet its target because of inadequate marketing and lack of coordination among various agencies. The scheme, launched in 2010 by the human resource development (HRD) ministry, gives full interest subsidy (a student will not have to pay the interest for the loan he or she avails) to students from families earning less than Rs.4.5 lakh a...

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