Education Spending
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What a withdrawn Karnataka memo seeking Rs 100 from parents says about education funding in India
Twelve years after the Right to Education Act was passed, public investment in schools remains abysmally low.
Gurumurthy Kasinathan
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Indian banks have cut lending to students after an increase in loan defaults
Between 2015 and 2017, growth in education loans slipped from 17% to 2%, according to Care Ratings.
Nupur Anand, qz.com
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With its nominal hikes and many cuts, education activists say the Budget is a let-down again
Social groups working for the education of Dalit, Adivasi, disabled, Muslim and girl children detail reasons why they are so upset with the Budget.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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As spending on primary education declines, so does the quality
Only a fourth of all children in Class III could read a Class II text fluently, a drop of more than 5% over five years.
Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
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Zuckerberg is ploughing billions into 'personalised learning' – why?
Zuckerburg wants to plough billions into personalised learning, but his way may not be the right way.
Natalia Kucirkova and Elizabeth FitzGerald, The Conversation