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International Literacy Day: In pics top and worst performing Indian states
Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent
 "International Literacy Day: In pics top and worst performing Indian states")
Kerala, Delhi, Uttarakhand top literacy chart; know where your state stands
Rajasthan is the second worst performer with literacy rate at 69.7 per cent, followed by Bihar at 70.9 per cent
 "Kerala, Delhi, Uttarakhand top literacy chart; know where your state stands")
More hospitals, fewer schools: India's population trends require solutions
There will be more people in the north, but wealth will be in the south: good governance can manage such rifts, write T N Ninan
NEP 2020: Why learning in mother tongue is effective but hard to implement
The idea of using the mother tongue as the medium of instruction in primary school is not new to the Indian education system
 "NEP 2020: Why learning in mother tongue is effective but hard to implement")
Online classes short-term answer, need to make schools resilient: Nilekani
Revisiting the basics, decoupling schooling from schools, ensuring trust of students and parents with alternative teaching methods were few areas outlined by him
 "Online classes short-term answer, need to make schools resilient: Nilekani")
No lessons learnt: ASER report 2019 shows India's learning crisis continues
2.7 per cent of rural children in Class I could not even recognise letters in their medium of instruction, and 35.7 per cent could not recognise numbers from 1-9
 "No lessons learnt: ASER report 2019 shows India's learning crisis continues")
Offbeat educationist Adams tells how she became a brand, unintentionally
Try meeting her once and you'll understand why she's the brand that she is
 "Offbeat educationist Adams tells how she became a brand, unintentionally")
Pawsitivity: Tenth standard students help return amputee dogs to health
A detailed design was developed and a silicone 3D printer helped them reach the basic form of their prototype
 "Pawsitivity: Tenth standard students help return amputee dogs to health")
The other side of the story
Poor resource allocation and swankier private competitors are two of the many reasons government schools are losing students rapidly
 "The other side of the story")
Karnataka to teach Kannada along with English in govt schools: Deputy CM
He denied the claims that teaching of English would have an adverse effect on the Kannada language
 "Karnataka to teach Kannada along with English in govt schools: Deputy CM")
How a Mumbai-based institute focuses on developing skills of school leaders
Indian School Leaders Institute, a Mumbai-based initiative, aims to motivate leaders to transform a failing institution into a successful one
 "How a Mumbai-based institute focuses on developing skills of school leaders")
Teaching the teachers: The Lost And Found Potential Of Gaurav Singh
Guarav Singh found his calling when he took up teaching and set up a foundation to improve the skills of school teachers
 "Teaching the teachers: The Lost And Found Potential Of Gaurav Singh")
88% of marginalised children beaten at school; 91% parents okay with it
71% of children believed it's okay to be beaten up 'for a reason', having been taught its for 'their own good' and 'necessary'
 "88% of marginalised children beaten at school; 91% parents okay with it")
A new India that is not inclusive is not what the founding fathers imagined
Have the teachers too become victims of a flawed notion of nationalism?
 "A new India that is not inclusive is not what the founding fathers imagined")
India enrolls more children in schools, but is failing to teach them
Average scores in a math test of 31 questions were lowest in govt schools (30%) and highest in private schools (41%) in 2016
 "India enrolls more children in schools, but is failing to teach them")
