Schooling Matters
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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
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‘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
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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
Trending
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India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12
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Fiction: Rumours say an ex-army chief is staging a military coup. How will the government respond?
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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School mergers: Jharkhand’s BJP MPs believe the Rajasthan model will not work in their state
Since February, Jharkhand has seen several protests against the mergers of government schools under an exercise facilitated by the Niti Aayog.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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‘Children are no weightlifters’: Madras HC asks for lighter schoolbags, no homework up to Class 2
The court asked the Centre to instruct state governments to ensure that bags are not more than 10% of the child’s weight.
Scroll Staff
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Testing time: As Class 10 board exam returns, schools are helping children, parents cope with stress
Central Board of School Education has again made the annual exam compulsory after eight years.
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Video
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them
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Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala
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Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade
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Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’
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Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean
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By making parents classroom snoops, Delhi government is undermining teachers – not helping students
Last week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said parents will get access to live CCTV feeds of their children in Delhi government schools.
Anita Rampal
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'We’ve been criticised yet everybody uses our data': Director of influential Indian education survey
Annual State of Education Reports have shaped popular discourse on school education in India for a decade.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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In Rajasthan, villagers protest as government plans private management for schools it did not build
The state plans to include 300 schools in its new public-private partnerships scheme. But some of these were built and sustained by local communities.
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The Reel
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller
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Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart
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Kerala hugging case: As a mother, I am horrified by the school’s hysterical reaction
The Kerala school that suspended teenagers for a hug is likely to become the norm in India rather than the exception.
Genesia Alves
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Uttarakhand teacher shortlisted for $1 million prize uses IT to transform poor government schools
Pradeep Negi is the only Indian of 50 teachers who made the first cut for the Global Teacher Prize.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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A small change in Maharashtra’s school policy has rekindled an old debate about for-profit education
The state may soon allow not-for-profit companies to run schools. Teachers and activists are now worried that the state will shut hundreds of public schools.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
The Field
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India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out
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Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook
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Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts
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Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet