What a withdrawn Karnataka memo seeking Rs 100 from parents says about education funding in India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

· Nov 28, 2022 · 11:30 am

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

· Apr 04, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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

· Feb 22, 2017 · 06:30 am

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

· Mar 07, 2016 · 06:30 pm

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

· Dec 11, 2015 · 03:30 pm