Educating India
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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China’s dam-building spree on Mekong River has turned Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Digital India bill may change the internet as we know it
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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
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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Watch: This basset hound patiently taught puppy to use the dog door
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Watch: Rocket with 3D-printed components lifts off successfully (though it fails to reach its orbit)
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Cautionary lesson: How Tamil Nadu’s fabled elementary education system is unravelling
Children from poor families are bearing the brunt.
Anjali Mody
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
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Malayalam movie ‘Family’ is an elegant study in elision
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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
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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
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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
The Field
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WPL 2023, Eliminator: Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy’s teams go head-to-head in first knockout
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Indian hockey: Salima Tete awarded AHF Emerging Player of the Year for her performances in 2022
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Sports world daily: Lionel Messi scores 800th goal; Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane break records
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Swiss Open Super 300: Satwik-Chirag survive match points to win; Prannoy, defending champ Sindhu out
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Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen brings her best yet to reach final, Nitu reverses 2022 setback