The latest National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy that focussed on children under 6 was in 2013.
Tag: Education
Centre seeks to revamp child care scheme in urban areas
NITI Aayog will develop draft policy, which will be circulated to the Ministries for consultations
Education system is failing kids in 4-8 age group: ASER
The government-run preschool system is losing out to private schools in terms of enrolment, said ASER 2019.
A year after three schemes to fund school education were merged, there’s still confusion on ground
The Samagra Shiksha suffers from basic implementation issues.
Enrolment of students declined after merger of govt schools, finds study
However, infrastructure facilities improved after the merger of schools
Govt schools lag private ones despite larger per-student spends
The draft National Education Policy “unequivocally commits to raising investment in education substantially—including a significant increase in public financial investment” and many experts would concur, especially on increasing public spending on school education.
Playschools to be made mandatory as Modi govt wants no child ‘left behind’
The proposal is among the guidelines being devised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for education aimed at the 0-6-year age group.
Why Delhi’s Government School Teachers Feel they are Not Doing the Job they were Hired for
A survey in Delhi’s schools shows teachers feel helpless, guilty and like clerks. They are overworked and spend less time teaching.
Lessons from the PAISA Project
This article will look at some of the reasons why PAISA and PAISA-type studies are required in a country like India, the lessons we have learnt from it and finally some thoughts on solutions that are needed in order to ensure effective delivery of social services, including elementary education.
The politicisation of transfers has undermined teacher accountability
Networking and building relationships with politicians is for teachers a necessary survival tactic and therefore a legitimate activity, relegating teaching to the background. Teachers, on their part, have used their access to politicians to game the system.