The lost generation: How unending school closures have crippled the education of India's children

Learning outcomes have plumutted as India’s schools have been closed for two years. What can be done to fix the problem?

Mitali Mukherjee

· Jan 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

Covid-19: When is it safe to go back to school? A doctor has answers in a new book

The crux of the problem is that there doesn’t seem to be any end to the pandemic.

Saroja Balan

· Jan 14, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Delhi schools to be shut from tomorrow due to high pollution levels

Schools had reopened for all classes just four days ago.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 02, 2021 · 02:33 pm

SC refuses to take up plea to direct Centre, states to resume physical classes in schools

The court said it was a matter ‘fraught with grave complexities’ and suggested that the decision should be left to state governments.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 20, 2021 · 04:13 pm

97% of parents of underprivileged children in rural India want schools to reopen, finds survey

Nearly half of all the children were unable to read more than a few words, showing the devastating impact of online education.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 06, 2021 · 12:42 pm

‘Our children have been set back by two years’: In Mumbai, another round of online classes begins

In the face of financial hardship, working-class families are struggling to continue the education of their children.

Smitha Nair

· Aug 21, 2021 · 06:30 am

By failing to prioritise education, Modi government and the states are harming India’s future

Even during the harshest lockdown periods, the authorities paid little attention to how children in schools were being impacted by the pandemic.

Deepanshu Mohan

· Aug 04, 2021 · 06:30 am

It’s 500 days since children went to school in India. Everything is opening. Why aren’t schools?

School closures have upended the lives of millions of children in India.

Johanna Deeksha

· Aug 03, 2021 · 09:00 am

This 7-year-old is doing online classes but his mother is worried he isn’t learning much

With schools closed, the parents of primary school children have had a tough time keeping them engaged.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 03, 2021 · 06:30 am

A 13-year-old was locked out of online classes because his parents refused to pay annual school fees

Parents argue private schools should waive off non-tuition fees since children are no longer accessing campus facilities.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Aug 02, 2021 · 06:30 am

From avid learner to sole earner of her family, how school closure changed this 13-year-old’s life

It is the second academic year when children have been out of school across India.

Johanna Deeksha

· Aug 01, 2021 · 09:00 am