Reopening of schools—KV and Navodayas propose reopening in November

Schools across the country are reopening in varying degrees. Although, the physical classes have not resumed anywhere to date. While states differ in their view about school reopening, national school systems like Kendriya Vidyalaya(KV) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas(JNV) are planning to reopen sch... Read More

Updated NCERT Textbooks Anticipated to be Implemented in 2024–2025

According to Education Ministry officials, new National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks updated in accordance with the new National Education Policy (NEP) are likely to be implemented in schools starting with the 2024–25 academic year. The National Curriculum Framework... Read More

What are Montessori Schools?

Montessori education method places regard towards the child’s individuality at its center and promotes the independence of the child. Montessori schools are numerous as “Montessori” is not a registered trademark and it is possible to set up a school and call it Montessori school even if it doesn’t h... Read More

Teacher Training and Learning Outcomes

There has been a lot of deliberation over the level of qualification and skills of teachers teaching across schools in India. Teacher training policies have been reviewed and commissions appointed to study and report on the scenario.... Read More

UN Report Indicates Poor learning Outcomes of Children In school

The UN has come up with a report that indicates the sub-par status of educational outcomes in several areas of the world. The study has focused on the learning outcomes of the children who despite going to their respective schools are lagging on various parameters of learning.... Read More

Sri Rama Rural Academy

<p style="text-align: justify;">Set in a 20 acre expansive campus, <strong>Sri Rama Rural Academy</strong> aims at helping students reach their full potential. The curriculum is devised to engender individualised learning environment.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Established in the year 1949 the school has set several benchmarks in education.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The infrastructure provides for comprehensive schooling. The campus is&nbsp; WiFi enabled and comprises of well ventilated classrooms, science, maths and virtual reality laboratories and library where books span time, space, culture and genre.</p>... Read More

What is the typical operational break-even period for a school project?

Depends on the pace at which you are able to establish brand awareness and enroll students. For a moderately financed venture, the operational break even should be within 2 – 5 years from the launch date.

Sometimes operational break-even may not happen as predicted, you still need to support operations and maintain the brand position. It is suggested that you plan the necessary cash flows well in advance.

PISA, A Programme Exclusively to Measure Cognitive Thinking in 15 year olds

Education has not only gained elevated standards in contemporary times but also has nuanced dimensions. Evidently, students as well as teachers are occupied in the process to make a shift from the traditional mode of learning.... Read More

21 KV buildings are judged as unsafe to be housing schools, in an audit

The infrastructure of the government schools has been reported to be in a dismal state. This state of affairs does not merely apply to the primary schools in rural India as evidenced by the report regarding Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) or Central Schools. It has been reported that in excess of 20 KVs ar... Read More

Education Budget 2023 - Highlights

Key announcements pertaining to the Education sector in the Union Budget 2023 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament:... Read More

Chandigarh And Punjab Top Performers In School Education: PGI Report 2021-22

Chandigarh and Punjab emerged as the top performers in school education across indicators such as learning outcomes, equity and infrastructure as per the Union Ministry of Education’s Performance Grade Index for the year 2021-22.... Read More

How Multiple Intelligences based Curriculums advance classroom learning?

The theory of multiple intelligences as expounded by Dr. Gardner in his pioneering work Frames of Mind has been discussed in our earlier article. If we consider it as established that there are multiple intelligences at play during cognitive exercises like learning... Read More

How is India beating gender inequality through girls’ education

With gender equality being considered as a sine qua non for attainment of the development goals, the urgency attached to the question of girls’ education in India and across the world is gaining importance. Gender roles have substantially shifted but it can hardly be contested that opportunities for... Read More

Pushing Multi-grade Classrooms in Learning Sector

It was developed in Mysore district in 1995 to revive the primary school practices. A group of 15 primary school teachers went to Rishi Valley to study about children in multi-grade classrooms. They observed about how these children are learning in this setup.... Read More

Schools cannot force non-NCERT, non-SCERT books on students in the name of “value addition”

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in a bid to facilitate affordable and quality education, has asked the state education department and the education board to curtail the need of students for amassing books other than the ones prescribed or published by the National Cou... Read More

Five Secrets to Land Your Dream Teaching Job

Many a time someone else gets the job you have been looking for. There are a set of people who get their dream jobs easily but not because they are more talented than you, rather they stand out due to their innovative approach. Nowadays, landing a teachers' job is not as easy as it was in the past, ... Read More

Do co-curricular activities complement learning outcomes?

We have discussed, assessed and compared contemporary curricula being taught in schools across the country in our earlier articles. We have also touched upon several co-curricular and extracurricular... Read More

Points To consider Before Leasing An Operational School

The right to use of a property is as important as its ownership .... Read More