From Streets to Schools | The Bastion x Save the Children
“As the traffic light turns green, the car speeds off, leaving behind a little girl in a yellow dress selling storybooks on the street....
The Beacon Educator Fellowship: Driving Change for 3,000 Government Teachers from Uttar Pradesh
By supporting the needs of overwhelmed government teachers, the Beacon Educator Fellowship hopes to improve learning in Uttar Pradesh's public schools.
Teach ‘Em Young: Appreciating Biodiversity Through Our Classrooms
There is a need to develop a language and vocabulary that communicates the essence of the natural world to young students. Citizen science interventions such as Nature Classrooms and Suttha Muttha are encouraging children to go beyond what's in their textbooks to observe, feel, and hear all that is around them.
Why Inclusive Education Benefits Everyone, Not Just the Disabled: With Jo Chopra-McGowan, Executive Director,...
Almost 40% of children with disabilities in India have never attended a school of any sort—and even among those who have, 40% considered dropping...
NEET Medical Exam: The Untidy Aftermath
The National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) was implemented in 2016 to be the sole medical exam for any medical college in the country....
A Diamond in the Rough: Replacing the UGC and AICTE in India
The Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA) was proposed by the Narendra Modi led NDA government in June 2017. It was intended to replace...
Computer Science Opens Up a World of Possibilities Beyond 0s and 1s
The ‘Learn to Code’ mania risks diminishing the need for Computer Science Education as a subject in Indian schools.
Looking Beyond Tokenism: Inspecting National Awards for Teachers
Structural deficiencies in India’s education system have resulted in lower academic standards and a generally dissatisfied teaching community. It is no surprise that Indian...
Creating More Equitable Classrooms with Subir Shukla
Who decides what “knowledge” is? Why is it important? And how can we break the hierarchies that have been cemented in our systems?
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...
