Monthly Newsletter | September 2020 | Volume 17
Dear Readers,
I am glad to present before you the September edition of the School 360 Newsletter.
The school sector is facing the challenge posed by the pandemic, but at the same time innovations are being made and opportunities are being explored, and this will have an impact on the education scenario in the time to come. We try to keep you abreast of the recent developments in the school education sector in a reader-friendly and concise format and we are heartened by the reception.
In this edition, we have included the stories about the National Education Policy 2020, review meeting of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), CBSE’s school survey conducted to decide on reopening of schools, BYJUs virtual quiz event, a petition in the Delhi High Court against salary deductions of school teachers and food security measures taken by states.
I believe that you all are safe and healthy and your children and students are benefiting from the online classes.
I hope you find this edition of the newsletter informative, please suggest improvements in our news selection and format. We will look forward to receiving your comments.
Thank you.
Suggestions on the Implementation of NEP 2020 are sought on the implementation of the New Education Policy, inputs have been invited from teachers and principals of the school. The Ministry of Education has asked the school authorities to suggest how the NEP could be implemented effectively.
Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said that the teachers are going to be instrumental in the implementation of NEP 2020, therefore suggestions have been invited on how to take the NEP forward.
...In a review meeting of the National Institute of Open Schooling the Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, asked the authorities of the organization to work on the transparency and exam re...
A survey conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education found out that a majority of the school principals are of the view that a staggered re-opening of classrooms for classes 11 and 12 students can be considered if the Covid-19 situation in the neighborhood is not critical.
Staggered reopening implies that the classes for different sections will be held on different days of the week.
Some are cautioning against any haste in the reopening of the campuses as
...BYJU’S, the leading edtech company is going to organize a quiz competition that is being reported as the world’s biggest school quiz ever.
DISCOVERY SCHOOL SUPER LEAGUE POWERED BY BYJU’S (DSSL) is organizing an event that will bring over 30,000+ schools one platform. This event will enable over 10 million students to participate in a virtual competition ...
Read more..A petition demanding the reversal of the salary cuts of Delhi’s private school teachers has been made in the Delhi High Court. The situation that arose in the wake of the pandemic saw deductions in the remunerations of teachers and other staff of several private schools of the national capital.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced that the state will run a scheme under which the children will be provided dry food items for all school days until the schools reopen.
The food items will include rice and pulses etc. The measure is taking into...