From Streets to Schools: Making the Invisible Visible
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Sanya Sharma
“More than anything else, schools are instruments for bridging inequalities in the country and breaking the cycle of...
The Parent Trap: The Troubles of Teaching Children at Home During a Pandemic
Tiffin made,
Bags packed,
Books bought,
Uniform ironed,
Sent to school,
Ensuring homework is done,
Repeat.
This used to be a standard day for parents. After all, it was in-person interaction...
From Streets To Schools: The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Sanya Sharma
As the traffic light turns red, I hear a knock on the taxi window. Looking out, I see a...
‘Developing’ Education or Cultural Distancing? Delving into the EMRS Scheme
Written by Ayush Jain
Ever since Independence, the educational indicators of India’s Scheduled Tribe (ST) population have been much lower compared to the rest of...
Monitoring the Right to Education: Who Does What?
On 1st April 2010, The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) was passed by the UPA government, making primary education a fundamental...
Hanging by a Thread: Affordable Private Schools and COVID-19
Targeted policy reforms needed to support the online learning of 79 million students in India’s Affordable Private Schools.
The Bastion Dialogues: Manu S. Pillai on How We Write Indian History
Anyone who's ever written an academic paper will tell you that while the end product may be enriching, the process itself is laborious, and...
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...
Trapped! What’s Putting a Glass Ceiling on Students in India’s Classrooms?
This article is the first instalment of a two-part series on why learning traps ensnare children in cycles of poor academic performances, and what...
Who Teaches the Teachers? Developing teacher mentors for quality education
Written by Pranjali Hardikar and Ashwini Maslekar
Every one of us, at least once in our life, has complained that the quality of education in...
