-Hindustan Times The government Sarvodaya co-ed senior secondary school in Rohini Sector 21, which was opened on April 1, boasts of a swanky building with 69 rooms, including yoga room, music room, mathematics laboratory, and science laboratory. Dressed in a blue shirt, navy blue pants and a matching tie, Class 11 student Harsh Rawat feels no different studying at a government school than what he used to at a nearby private school...
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24 states look set to scrap no-detention policy in schools from 2018
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As many as 24 states are likely to scrap the no-detention policy in schools from 2018 with the Union Cabinet and Parliament approving the amendment of the relevant provision of the right to education act that allows the states to bring back evaluation-based promotions. According to a senior official, the change in the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Act became necessary due to...
More »Diane Coffey, visiting researcher at Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi) and also assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, interviewed by Sagar (CaravanMagazine.in)
-CaravanMagazine.in In mid 2011, Diane Coffey and Dean Spears, both visiting researchers at Economics and Planning Unit of Indian Statistical Institute in Delhi and also assistant professors at the University of Texas at Austin, moved to Sitapur, a district in Uttar Pradesh, to conduct a study on poor early-life health and process of stunting among many Indian children. While Coffey attempted to understand the challenges of raising a baby in the...
More »Supreme Court quashes appointment of 1.78 lakh Teachers in UP junior schools -Amit Anand Choudhary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a major set back to 1.78 lakh "Shiksha Mitras" whose jobs were regularised as Teachers in junior schools in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed their appointment for not holding adequate qualifications as fixed by Centre under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. A bench of Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit held that their jobs could not be regularised...
More »Teachers get two-year window for valid degrees
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill allowing Teachers appointed on or before March 31, 2015 to acquire minimum qualifications within a period of four years from the date of commencement of the Act. This gives the 8.5 lakh unqualified Teachers, appointed after implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) law, another chance to get recognized...
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