Monthly Newsletter | March 2022 | Volume 34
Dear Readers,
We are glad to present to you the March edition of the School 360 newsletter.
Most of the educational institutions across the country have reopened for offline classes, after the receding third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Several initiatives are being launched by the government to mitigate the learning loss suffered by the students due to the pandemic-induced prolonged closure of schools and colleges. Some of the major initiatives announced include the proposed ‘digital university’, expansion of ‘one class-one channel’ programme of PM eVIDYA from 12 to 200 TV channels, development of e-content in all spoken languages, setting of 75 skilling e-labs, and launch of DESH-Stack e-portal. London-headquartered T4 Education, in partnership with professional services major, Accenture, has launched $250,000 inaugural world’s Best School Prizes to celebrate schools worldwide for their contribution to society’s progress, especially at the time of the Covid pandemic. India’s high-achieving schools are being invited to this event.
In this edition, we have included these topics: A New Subject ‘Happiness’ to be Introduced in MP Schools; Eleven New Schools of Specialized Excellence to Come up in Delhi; Haryana Government’s Decision of Conducting Exams for Grades 5, 8 Opposed by CBSE, CISCE; New NCERT Chief: Professional Historians Free to Select Content Without Intervention; PIL to Cancel Board Exams Dismissed by the Supreme Court; Impetus on Digital Learning: Education Budget 2022-23.
We hope you will find this edition of the newsletter informative and enrich us with your valuable feedback.
Thank you.
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A New Subject ‘Happiness’ to be Introduced in MP Schools
The Madhya Pradesh government (MP) has decided to introduce a new subject called ‘anand’, or ‘happiness’, in the schools across the state....
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Eleven New Schools of Specialised Excellence to Come Up in Delhi
Delhi currently has twenty Schools of Specialised Excellence (SoSEs). From the academic session 2022-23, eleven new SoSEs will become operational in the city along with an AFPS (Armed Forces Prepar...
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Haryana Government’s Decision of Conducting Exams for Grades 5, 8 Opposed by CBSE, CISCE
Haryana Government has introduced board exams for classes V and VIII across all recognised schools in the state, irrespective of the boards they are affiliated wi...
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New NCERT Chief: Professional Historians Free to Select Content Without Intervention
Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani took charge as the new Director of the National Council of Educational Research (NCERT). His top priority is the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. As per his statement, work on the national curriculum framework for school textbooks is proceeding according to the schedule.
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PIL to Cancel Board Exams Dismissed by the Supreme Court
A plea seeking cancellation of offline board exams for grades 10 and 12 to be conducted by all state boards, CBSE (Central Board...
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Impetus on Digital learning: Education Budget 2022-23
The Centre has announced an enhanced financial allocation for education sector, with emphasis on several initiatives like, setti...
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