Education Reform
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In UK’s teaching and university staff strikes, lessons for India on empathy, support and rights
The strike shows the efficacy of collective bargaining for fair pay and rights while students can understand the importance of supporting their teachers.
Amrit Pandey
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How education remains out of reach for India’s invisible migrant children
Millions move across state boundaries with their parents, but neither the Centre not the state governments have education policies that address their concerns.
Sajitha Bashir
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Hard work to invite Harvard: Why UGC’s plan for foreign university campuses in India rings hollow
The prime minister has been consistent in his contempt for Western academic learning while the UGC has completely undermined Indian universities.
Apoorvanand
Trending
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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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Has Rahul Gandhi really defamed all Modis in India? No, say legal experts
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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On English-medium education, India is having the same debates it did 200 years ago
While the colonists introduced it, elite Indians took to English-medium education like a duck to water.
Shivakumar Jolad
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A year after three schemes to fund school education were merged, there’s still confusion on ground
The Samagra Shiksha suffers from basic implementation issues.
Mridusmita Bordoloi
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National Education Day: Why is it celebrated on 11th November?
Schools will observe National Education Day by organising various events highlighting the importance of education.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Zebra escapes from South Korean zoo, gallops through traffic for hours before getting rescued
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Watch: BTS singer Jimin teaches Jimmy Fallon a dance move ‘that he could do anywhere’
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Eco India, Episode 217: Could we really reduce our dependence on fossil fuels?
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‘Why are you working so directly for the BJP?’: Rahul Gandhi to reporter at press conference
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Watch: Nita Ambani choreographs dance celebration for Mumbai Indians after entering WPL final
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Delhi government schools to have ‘patriotism curriculum’ from next academic year
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the curriculum would inculcate in students love for the country and make them aware of their responsibilities.
Scroll Staff
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‘Blaming teachers isn’t a solution’: Niti Aayog adviser on a ‘theory of change’ to improve education
Alok Kumar discusses the think tank’s effort to help states make their school systems more effective.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Cabinet approves HRD Ministry’s plan to restore 200-point reservation roster in universities
Dalit rights groups had demanded the promulgation of an ordinance that will overturn the 13-point roster system.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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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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Teacher training: Educationists are wary of Centre’s new four-year integrated programme
The teacher education programme combines an undergraduate degree in a general discipline with a teaching degree.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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School education: HRD Ministry’s new grading index encourages states to seek private funds
Experts say it is ‘tricky’ to think of private funding as a positive step.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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IIT Council turns down Centre’s proposal to scrap Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)
A council member said they want to focus on improving the pattern of questions instead of taking such radical decisions.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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Watch: Meg Lanning on her love for coffee, playing in the WPL, her break from the game and more
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships finals, as it happened: Saweety, Nitu clinch gold medals for India
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Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 draw: India placed along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei in Group C
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Badminton: Adita Rao, the shuttler and struggler, stays defiant in pursuit of her goals