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How Commonplace is ‘Outstanding’?
Once a senior officer endures the tedium of commenting on various aspects of the officer’s performance, space is left for her to give her general opinion of the officer being assessed. Even though this presents a window of opportunity for the reporting officer to exhibit her literary talents, not many venture to do so, because … Continue reading "How Commonplace is ‘Outstanding’?"
Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Additional Crown
Hierarchies are important in the IAS as anywhere else in the government. It is not only important as a positioning tool within the service, but also to peg oneself against other hierarchies. There are complicated equivalence codes that equate IAS officers to positions in the armed services or uniformed services such as the police, for … Continue reading "Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Additional Crown"
No Space at the Top
It is nearing seven years since I quit the cozy confines of the bureaucracy and became a traveling salesperson of decentralisation and anti-corruption. I would be deluding myself if I did not admit that I have on occasions, reflected upon whether leaving was the right thing to do. The other day I spoke to a … Continue reading "No Space at the Top"
Bringing the education administration back in to the classroom
This piece was written based on the ASER report released in 2014, and was published in January 2015 and still holds relevance to the state of education bureaucracy today. In the last year, Accountability Initiative’s crew of researchers has interviewed over 60 local education administrators in Bihar (district, block, cluster and school officials in charge … Continue reading "Bringing the education administration back in to the classroom"
Debating the role of India’s frontline education bureaucracy
What does it take to build an administrative eco-system that substantially shifts frontline behavior to focus entirely on the conundrum of learning in India’s classroom? This is the question that I posed in my blog post on Monday, where I drew on several years of research to outline the many complex reasons why the average … Continue reading "Debating the role of India’s frontline education bureaucracy"