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Education in India: Covid-19 pandemic's lessons not learnt, shows data

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)

30% students didn't return to schools after pandemic, Odisha govt finds

On detailed analysis, it was seen that the attendance in classes 1 to 5 in districts such as Malkanagiri, Boudh, Gajapati, Sambalpur and Nuapada was less than the state average

Private school aspiration increasingly out of reach as inflation bites

Many private schools have raised fees and other charges by more than 15% this year, said Aparajita Gautam, president of the Delhi Parents Association

Haryana govt changes school timings from Wednesday amid heatwave

Amid hot weather conditions prevailing in the state for the past several days, the Haryana government has decided to change timings of all schools with effect from Wednesday. Due to intense heatwave prevalent throughout the state, it has been decided that the timings of all schools--government and private--will be from 7 am to 12 pm for Classes 1 to 12 with effect from May 4, said the order issued by the Directorate of School Education on Monday. There had been a demand from parents that in view of the scorching heat, the school timings be revised from 8 am to 2.30 pm to 7 am to 12 pm. For the past several days, maximum temperatures at most places in Haryana have hovered in the range of 41-45 degrees Celsius.

Punjab declares summer vacation in all schools from May 14 amid heatwave

The Punjab government has declared summer vacation in all schools from May 14 in view of the severe heatwave scorching the state.

Beijing schools to start holiday one day earlier due to Covid-19

Students will start the holiday on Friday as classes have been called off for one day over Covid-19, Li Yi, a spokesperson with the Municipal Education Commission, told a press briefing on Thursday

Beijing on alert after 10 students test Covid positive in school

City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases on Friday that were counted separately

India, UK ask Taliban to allow girls to return to secondary school

On Afghanistan, both sides expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation, violations of human rights and the hampered access of girls and women to education, said joint statement

Ukrainian forces turning schools into bunkers: Russian Defence Ministry

The Russian military revealed that while leaving the school, the Ukrainian forces left a number of documents which helped them trace their movement in the city later

Rs 2 cr to English-medium schools towards RTE quota dues: Maharashtra govt

The Maharashtra government will pay Rs 2 crore to English-medium schools towards their dues over 25 per cent admissions in the Right To Education Act quota

Children testing Covid positive, but no need to shut down schools: Expert

Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Dr Smita Malhotra on Friday said that there is no need to shut schools

Six Bengaluru schools get bomb threats mails, police gets on duty

Following this, the premises were emptied and the police rushed to the schools along with bomb disposal and dog squads and carried out search operations.

Back to school: After two years, offline classes resume in Delhi-NCR

Schools across the country were closed in 2020 ahead of a nationwide lockdown in March to contain the spread of Covid-19

Edtech firm Schoolnet aims Rs 6,000 cr revenue in next 5-7 years

Edtech firm Schoolnet aims to grow multifold to generate Rs 6,000 crore in the next 5-7 years from expansion of services in schools and subscriber growth on its learning app. The 25-year old firm provides digital classrooms to around 40,000 schools at present, along with digital learning content and trains teachers, Schoolnet head of strategy Arindam Ghosh said. The company claims to have reached a revenue of Rs 800 crore before the COVID-19 outbreak, but it came down due to the closing of schools during the lockdown. Ghosh said the company expects to close the current financial year with a consolidated number of around Rs 400 - 450 crore if all goes well. "There was an impact on the overall revenue during the Covid times, but we have maintained profitability even in this current year. We would be maintaining that. In long term, we are looking at revenue of Rs 6,000 crore over a 57-year horizon for which significant augmentation of resources will be required," he said. The company

Late Kannada superstar Puneeth's life story likely to be taught in K'taka

The Karnataka government is contemplating to teach the life story of late Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar in schools to encourage philanthropic activities among children.

Karnataka: Schools, colleges reopen in Udupi after hijab verdict

A day after the Karnataka High Court pronounced its verdict on the hijab ban, the schools and colleges reopened in Udupi on Wednesday.

After Uganda, India saw longest Covid-led school closure: Govt cites Unesco

After Uganda, India saw the longest school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister of State for Education Annpurna Devi said in Lok Sabha on Monday citing a UNESCO report. The pandemic has severely affected the education system not only in India but also in other countries due to the closure of schools, she said in a written reply to a question. "As per the UNESCO report, India is the second country after Uganda where offline schools were shut for the longest period of time. However, the report does not mention the methodology used in the study and the source of this data is stated to be a study by a non-governmental organisation," Devi said. Schools were closed across the world as a precautionary measure to protect students from COVID-19. "Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on September 2020 had stated that states and UT governments may take a decision in respect of re-opening of schools in a graded manner and the decision shall be taken in consultation with the respecti

Shortfall of 19,128 classrooms in state-run Gujarat schools, says Govt

The Gujarat government on Monday admitted in the legislative Assembly that there was a shortfall of over 19,000 classrooms in various state-run primary schools as on December 2021

Delhi: SDMC says no student should come to school in religious attire

Amid the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, SDMC has issued an order asking its education department officials to ensure that no student comes to its schools in "religious attire".

Primary, upper primary schools to reopen in West Bengal from tomorrow

In West Bengal, schools for classes 8-12 resumed on February 3 with adherence to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour