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What's changed in Delhi schools? There's unprecedented energy, says Sisodia

The AAP government's mission to fix Delhi's broken school system has borne some results although it still has a long way to go

Manish Sisodia
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Manish Sisodia

Anjuli Bhargava New Delhi
A society cannot progress unless it offers equal opportunities to all and to do that, education offered by the state school system must be on a par with the best on offer privately. Quality education has so far been the privilege of a few in India.

Delhi’s education sector in 2015 – when his party came to power -- resembled a large black hole. Barring the odd exceptions -- a few Kendra Vidyalaya and Rajkiya PratibhaVikasVidyalaya -- the city’s public school system (1029 schools under the Delhi government) was largely broken and schools were in pathetic shape. Cobwebs in classrooms and