Data check: From education to health, there’s little for children in Budget 2019

There’s been a gradual decline in budgetary allocation for education, according to a CRY report.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 10, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Nine years on, Gujarat’s Gunotsav school assessment scheme isn’t really improving education quality

Billed as Narendra Modi’s ‘brainchild’, the system for government schools is possibly being gamed.

Anjali Mody

· Apr 12, 2018 · 09:00 am

As Gujarat’s latest primary education intervention flounders, history repeats itself

Few teachers follow the principles of Pragna, the state’s version of activity-based learning – the teaching methodology for primary school.

Anjali Mody

· Apr 11, 2018 · 09:00 am

Scholarships owed to Dalit students: Rs 8,600 crore. What government has budgeted: Rs 3,000 crore

To make it worse, funds released are routinely much less than the allocation.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Mar 12, 2018 · 09:00 am

When scholarships don’t arrive, disadvantaged students work in fields, skip meals to make ends meet

Till January 31, the pending claims with the Centre for post-matriculation scholarships for Scheduled Caste students amounted to over Rs 6,800 crore.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Mar 09, 2018 · 09:00 am

In Guwahati, first-generation learners at an educational outreach programme are turning teachers

‘I have benefited from the classes, so when it was my turn to teach, I was happy.’

Yasaswini Sampathkumar

· Sep 16, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Cautionary lesson: How Tamil Nadu’s fabled elementary education system is unravelling

Children from poor families are bearing the brunt.

Anjali Mody

· Aug 20, 2017 · 09:00 am

Lost for words: Why Tamil Nadu’s shift to English medium instruction is not helping children

Most government school teachers are poorly trained and barely proficient in the language.

Anjali Mody

· Aug 17, 2017 · 09:00 am

Dharavi’s ‘tech girls’: In one of the world’s largest slums, girls are coding and building apps

Dharavi Diary, a non-profit, teaches them English, math, computer applications like MS Powerpoint and Excel and basic coding.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jul 27, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Three years of Modi government: HRD ministry gets an F in its report card for school education

Like his predecessor, Prakash Javadekar has so far failed to pull his weight.

Anjali Mody

· May 17, 2017 · 06:30 pm

The development of school textbooks is serious business and must be monitored rigorously

Last month, the contents of a Class 12 textbook, produced by a Maharashtra government body, hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.

Disha Nawani

· Apr 05, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Video: Everyone's watching this English grammar lesson at an Indian school (and with good reason)

The teacher's rhythm and moves are winning over the internet.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 11, 2017 · 08:00 pm