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Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays
Teachers deployed as BLOs for over a month will continue election-related work until August 17, with the draft electoral rolls now scheduled to be released on August 24. Schools across Maharashtra have reported reduced teaching time, limited staff and difficulties in conducting unit tests, while educators say prolonged deployment is affecting classroom teaching and the academic schedule
UNICEF and parents worry about India’s future generations in the aftermath of Covid-19
A global report shows that low- and middle- income countries need to immediately resume physical classes
Hijabs and saffron scarves a no-no in this Karnataka college
Right-wing students demand hijabs be banned from colleges, dismissing constitutional rights
Haryana: Why are 40,000 teachers’ posts lying vacant?
There is a shortage of teachers in 14,000 schools run by the state government, and also a shortage of 6,000 supporting staff
Sonia points out ‘misogynistic’ passage in CBSE paper in Lok Sabha; board drops question
CBSE by Monday evening expressed “regret” and announced that it had set up an “expert committee to avoid such occurrences in future”
Varanasi admin acquires 30 schools, studies suspended to house security forces
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the ₹800 crore Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Dham project on December 13
Madras HC expresses “dismay and anguish” as NCERT removes report on gender non-conforming, transgender children
Titled 'Inclusion of Transgender Children in School Education: Concerns and Roadmap', the report was taken down from website within hours of its publishing, allegedly owing to ‘external pressure’
Direct funds to guardians solves nothing: UP activists on gov’t education
Activists dismiss the rationale of transferring uniform money to households, while guardians and teachers question the meagre amount
Increase in gov’t school enrolment meaningless if facilities not improved: UP teachers on ASER data
Teachers point out that there is no corresponding improvement in schools to retain the sudden increase in government school children
Students, teachers demand repeal of NEP 2020
At a meeting organised by join AIFRTE in Delhi, students voiced concerns about the Brahmanical undertone of the new education policy
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