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Time to push children's wellbeing into domains of learning: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said it was time to push the overall wellbeing of children into domains of learning and mainstream educational subjects.

Covid-19: Schools for classes 9, 10, 11 to remain closed in Tamil Nadu

In the light of the increasing trend of C-19 cases, schools in Tamil Nadu shall be closed for classes 9, 10, and 11 from March 22 until further orders, according to the state govt

Covid effect: Schools closure impacted 247 mn Indian children, says UNICEF

Globally, schools for more than 168 million children have been completely closed for almost a full year, it said

A year later, counting the Covid-19 pandemic's toll on school education

Price paid by India's less advantaged students: Likely fall in girls' enrolment, migration from private to govt schools, a deep loss of learning

Union Budget 2021: Allocation for education pared by 6.13%, boost for KVs

The school education and literacy department has been allocated Rs 54,873 crore - the lowest in two years -- in Budget 2021

Tamil Nadu to reopen schools for classes 10 and 12 from January 19

According to a state government release, not more than 25 students will be allowed in each classroom

Let children read

It is critical to think seriously about how to provide opportunities for children to not only learn but also imagine, dream, ponder and create

Low income, high fee: Why fewer children may join private schools in 2021

More than 80% of parents with children studying in government schools reported that education was "not delivered" during the lockdown

Story in Numbers: Students move from private to government schools

With most schools closed for the larger part of 2020, inevitably, there has been an impact on children's education

Odisha provides uniform to 1.4 mn pre-school children on Gandhi Jayanti

The Odisha government distributed two sets of uniform to 1.4 million pre-school children in the state on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti

Shivraj transfers Rs 137.66 cr food security allowance to school students

He also transferred Rs 42 crore to 2 lakh 10 thousand cooks of mid-day meal kitchens in their bank accounts

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