Page 4 - School Education

Covid-19: Andhra government gears up to open colleges from October 15

The Chief Minister instructed the officials that strict action should be taken on colleges committing irregularities

Maharashtra govt reduces Classes 1 to 12 syllabus by 25% for 2020-21

School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said details of which lessons from textbooks have been omitted will be uploaded on the website of the MSCERT

Covid-19 crisis: HRD announces guidelines for online classes by schools

In the guideline called "Pragyata", the Ministry of Human Resource Development has recommended that the duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes.

Reopen or lose federal funds: Trump warns schools as Covid-19 cases rise

Despite Trump's increased pressure on state and local officials, New York City announced that most of its students would return to classrooms only two or three days a week

Nearly 850,000 students to take SSLC exam in Karnataka today amid Covid-19

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) on the directions of the state government decided to conduct the SSLC or the 10th standard board exams amid COVID- 19 fears

The Class of 2020 deals with pending exams, uncertain admissions and fear

The school-leaving Class of 2020 is dealing with confusion about interrupted exams, anxiety about college admissions and, of course, fear of a raging virus. Veer Arjun Singh sums up their dilemmas

UP govt takes cues from AAP, pushes massive education reform programmes

The UP government's thrust on education reforms was inspired in large part by the Aam Aadmi Party's reform push in Delhi's school education

A unique project giving quality education to children with no access to it

The Navjeevan children proudly demonstrate their learning and achievements by teaching their younger siblings and other children in the community

Bolo to ePathshala: World Bank releases resource list for online learning

The list, which compiles learning platforms also marks Indian technologies which are facilitating distance education in the times of the pandemic

Over 100,000 schools revamped in Uttar Pradesh so far, claims Adityanath

The Chief Minister added that expressways are also being constructed across the state

Volunteer with 17000ft in Ladakh for a vacation you've never had before

The Voluntourist programme is one of the efforts to improve the quality of schools and learning outcomes in the remotest parts of Ladakh

Here's how digital learning content is transforming school education

HRD Ministry is encouraging states to provide digital content to students, through project Diksha

Applying for Class-3, 4 Himachal jobs? You must have passed school in state

The move aims at benefitting the youth who having done their schooling in the state

DHSE Kerala Plus One Improvement result 2019 released; get direct link here

DHSE has released the Kerala Plus One Improvement result 2019. Students who appeared for the exam can check their result on dhsekerala.gov.in

Kerala tops NITI Aayog's school education quality ranking, UP last

Karnataka, along with Uttarakhand, saw the biggest drop

HP TET 2019 application process starts on hpbose.org, apply by October 9

Students going to appear for the HP TET November 2019 are advised to check hpbose.org

Two big elephants in the room hampering quality of education: Geeta Kingdon

Lack of accountability and politicisation of teachers are issues to tackle for improving the quality of school education in India, says academician Geeta Kingdon

Recognition for the bravehearts

Setting up and running budget private schools isn't for the faint-hearted

Indian parents most keen to help children with schoolwork, says study

This contrasts with UK parents, who are less likely to spend more than an hour per day helping with their children's schoolwork

Let's end school in class XI and have one preparatory year: Dev Lahiri

Interview with former academician