School Uniforms are Meant to Equalise Students, So Why Enforce Gendered Dress Codes?
“I remember how much I used to love wearing my uniform as a kid. But when I got older, I started to feel more...
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.
Open Access Chronicles: The Origin Story with Dr. Peter Suber (Chapter 2)
Hosted by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Malavika VN
From the early days of academic publishing to the emergence of an oligopoly, Chapter 1 of our series...
Who Will Protect the Mental Justice of Deprived Communities?
Growing up, I would never have a fitting response for my school friends when they laughed at me for spending hours in line to...
Can the NITI Aayog’s School Education Quality Index Effectively Evaluate Indian Education?
Written by Avani Airan
The NITI Aayog recently introduced a first-of-its-kind School Education Quality Index (SEQI). The index provides a regular review of the quality...
The Future of Angrezi Medium in Andhra Pradesh
Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, made headlines in November 2019, with a proposal to convert all government schools into English-medium...
Indian Students’ Silent Hymns: Of Sanskrit Prayers in Secular Schools
Co-authored by Kaushalya Misra & Avantika Bunga
“What is the problem with saying Vande Mataram? We are saying thank you to mother earth? What...
Bastion Shorts: 12,000 Schools May Shut Down as Telangana Govt. Plans to Amend the...
The Right to Education (RTE) Act makes it possible for children from all walks of life to be able to achieve education at an...
COVID-19 Vaccine | Students Pursuing Higher Education Outside India Have Been Prioritized, Why Can’t...
With an in-house population of 3.74 crore students, of which 50 lakh are PhD and Masters prospects, intergenerational learning losses, early marriage, mental health issues and a rise in unemployment loom large.
Up Close: The Under-Recognised Role of Maharashtra’s Education Department Officers
This is the first in a three-part series in collaboration with Leadership For Equity (LFE) highlighting the challenges and needs, administrative and technological, of...
