Schooling Matters

Four years of midday meals improve Indian children’s test scores by 18%, study finds

India’s school meal programme is the world’s largest, covering nearly 12 crore children.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Feb 22, 2019 · 09:00 am
‘Huge mismatch’ between what Indian parents seek from private schools and what they get, finds study

Many people are enticed by schools claiming to be English-medium when they actually teach in their vernacular language, the Azim Premji Foundation finds.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Jan 04, 2019 · 09:00 am
Jittery over school mergers, teachers in Madhya Pradesh are waiting for the election results

The BJP has slowed down implementation of the programme ahead of polls, but may go full speed ahead if it retains power.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Nov 26, 2018 · 10:30 am

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