ASER Report

In 2020, when schools were closed, ASER found that barely one-third of all enrolled children were receiving learning material and activities from their schools (35.6 per cent)

With schools having been closed for long periods, learning has inevitably taken a hit

The latest Annual Status of Education Report of 2021 (ASER 2021) throws light on the status of school reopening in rural India, and the quality of learning in rural homes.

Addressing school learning losses should be a priority

Data from the 2019-20 U-DISE report, recently released, indicates that more of India's children are going beyond primary education

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

ASER report has important pointers for online schooling

The dropout rate in some bigger states like Karnataka, Telangana and Rajasthan was 11.3 per cent, 14 per cent and 14.9 per cent respectively

2.7 per cent of rural children in Class I could not even recognise letters in their medium of instruction, and 35.7 per cent could not recognise numbers from 1-9

Govt schools need to focus on quality

The ASER for 2019 is based on a survey conducted in 26 districts across 24 states in India, covering over 36,000 children in the age group of 4-8 years

Aser surveys children between the ages of 3 and 16 to find out the status of enrolment and foundational skills (literacy and numeracy) across the country

The findings point towards the scarcity of classrooms and school teachers

Indians' increasing comfort with English should be welcomed because poor proficiency in the language is the ultimate class barrier - English gives you the passport to a bright future