Education Trends
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Over half of students in rural India struggle with simple division problems: Report
This is a skill that should ideally be acquired by Class four.
Scroll Staff
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Education must not ignore AI – artists have shown how technology can also expand creativity
AI can be used as a collaborative tool, a source of inspiration and a helpful guide.
Lucy Gill-Simmen, The Conversation
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35 lakh Class 10 students failed or dropped out in 2021-’22, says education ministry
Of the total dropout, 85% belong to only 11 states.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Sharp drop in reading and arithmetic ability of children in India post-pandemic, finds report
‘India had one of the longest durations of school closures – primary schools were closed for almost two years,’ Director of ASER Centre Wilima Wadhwa said.
Scroll Staff
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During the pandemic, financial shocks forced lakhs of Indian children to drop out of private schools
Incomes of people from disadvantaged communities fell, even as low-fee schools retrenched staff.
Mridusmita Bordoloi, IndiaSpend.com & Anwesha Mallick, IndiaSpend.com
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JNU, Jamia and DU fall in QS World University Rankings 2023
The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, however, rose 11 places to reach the 174th rank.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Four lessons from online education that should survive the end of the pandemic
Classes during Covid-19 have highlighted that one-size-fits-all educational approaches fail to address student needs.
F Haider Alvi, The Conversation, Deborah Hurst, The Conversation, Janice Thomas, The Conversation & Martha Cleveland-Innes, The Conversation
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During the pandemic, many Indian students found focus in virtual study rooms
Designed like an addictive game, the virtual platforms are here to stay.
Anu Prabhakar, qz.com
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New guidelines aim to make engineering education more inclusive – but may perpetuate inequalities
The already uneven terrain of higher education will become harder to access for students from state schools, rural and disadvantaged backgrounds.
Shivali Tukdeo, Chetan Singai & Aiswarya T
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Data analysis: Funding for teacher training has dropped 87% in six years
Education expenditure has been declining since 2015-’16.
Madhusudhan Rao, IndiaSpend.com & Jyotsna Jha, IndiaSpend.com
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IIT-Bombay scales QS Top Universities survey to 162 position, is now India’s best ranked university
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US retained its spot as the best ranked university in the world for the seventh consecutive year in a row.
Scroll Staff
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If the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s, is the doctorate the new masters?
As working lives last longer, more Americans are seeking PhDs later in life
Michelle Mielly, The Conversation
The Field
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia