Episode 2: Reforming India — Introducing Education Vouchers
Narrated by Sumit K. Yadav
Accessible education still remains one of India’s biggest challenges. Far too many students are not able to attain quality education,...
Loopholes Inhibit the Enforcement of Tamil Nadu’s RTE Rules
There are too many children falling through the cracks of our education system. In principle and practice, Section 12(1)(c) needs to be reformed in the state to account for parents’ real-world situations
Can the NEP Reform Higher Education in India?
Dear Reader,
In yesterday’s newsletter, we laid out the context behind some of the new National Education Policy’s (NEP) biggest and boldest moves in India’s...
How Much is Too Much? University Fees Amidst COVID-19
Featured image: "Madras University Senate House", courtesy of Jonas Buchholz (CC BY-SA 3.0), used for representational purposes only.
The pandemic has disrupted almost every aspect...
Building A Case Against Domicile Reservation in Private Unaided Universities
In late September last year, the Karnataka High Court quashed an amendment which introduced a domicile reservation for The National Law School of India...
Let’s Be Honest about Public Education: Busting Some Myths
In an opinion article titled “Busting myths and the double-speak on education” published in the Hindustan Times on July 07th, 2020, Mr Gurcharan Das...
Students First: Using Education as an Electoral Platform
Written by Rizowana Hussaini
As the early morning buzz settles in on the narrow alleys of Sangam Vihar, Delhi, uniform-donned students rush inside the gates...
What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Akshaya Patra
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Shantanu Kishwar
A recent article by The Hindu has triggered controversy surrounding the Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF), particularly regarding their...
Reservation in Private Educational Institutions – Tracing The Debate
Section 12 of the “Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act” provides for a mandatory 25% reservation in Class 1 in all...
By the People, For the People: How Public Advocacy Fuels Educational Reform
Nowhere else is public participation in the democratic process better used, or needed, than in India's education sector.