How This Teacher in Karnataka Is Driving Holistic Training for Over 500 Teachers
“I’m pleased that my role allows me to support teachers by identifying their innovative ideas and recognising their contributions.”
Manjula G.S. is the Block Resource...
How Do You Teach Students to be ‘Good’ Indian Citizens?
On the 20th of November 2020, the Ministry of Education released NEP-friendly revised guidelines for a flagship education policy: Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat (EBSB)....
Moving Beyond Students: Dissecting the UGC’s Proposal for Faculty Reservation
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Charith Reddy
A recent proposal by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to alter the method of calculating the number of...
Given Only Two Non-Working Days to Reopen, New Delhi’s Government Schools Are Struggling to...
Given only two non-working days to reopen, public schools in New Delhi are struggling to resume offline classes that meet health and safety requirements.
Amidst COVID-19, Who is Watching Over Children’s Data on Ed-Tech Platforms?
As Indian students continue to depend on ed-tech platforms to learn for the foreseeable future, we also need to also think about how we’re protecting their digital and personal safety. Are ed-tech companies themselves responsibly using and protecting children’s data? How is the Indian state monitoring their protection of children’s data? Are our Internet laws strong enough to protect a child’s right to privacy online? We answer all these questions and more, in this month’s On the Fence.
With Schools Closed Across Maharashtra, How Well Did Students Learn Over the Past Year?
Students across Maharashtra are suffering from acute learning losses, policy reforms addressing the worries of their parents and teachers are needed.
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...
Education in Times of COVID: Re-centering Our Public Schools
Suspending all educational activities that involve large gatherings at least until May 3rd has brought about significant changes to schools’ academic cycles, board examination...
What the Humanities Can Teach Us During a Pandemic
Epidemics and pandemics are humanitarian crises and hence the subject of the Humanities, as much as they are the subjects of biomedical situations, biologists,...
Let’s Talk About Sex
Written by Parkhee Rattan
High rates of sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies, and HIV-AIDS are some troubling realities of the Indian subcontinent; 53.3% of children in our...
