Tag: School education
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Previous govts in Punjab forged figures on education: CM Mann
Addressing a gathering during the opening of a school of eminence, the chief minister said these schools will groom the students for futuristic needs and Punjab will emerge a role model in the education sector across the country.
January 21, 2023 -
School education to focus on enhancing technology friendly infrastructure
Another education expert, Maninder Singh Bajwa, CEO and Founder, iScuela said, "Finally, 2022 will be the first active year where our education system will start inching towards applying the New Education Policy, with loads of new initiatives coming to life, aimed at experiential learning, improving foundational literacy and numeracy skills and more."
May 11, 2022 -
Delhi govt honours 98 teachers and school principals for outstanding contribution to school education
Ninety-eight teachers and school principals were honoured for their invaluable contribution to school education.
March 27, 2021 -
Education sector deserved better
Around 32 crore children have lost an entire school year due to the pandemic and one third of children may not return to schools when they reopen as shortterm disruption in education risks permanent drop-out.
February 24, 2021 -
Department of School Education, Patiala to strengthen teaching and learning practices in government schools
The EdTech model is designed for self-paced learning through initial assessment, personal feedback, and vernacular content recommendations in alignment with the school curriculum.
December 3, 2020 -
Control on education
A good educational institution is one where every student feels welcomed and cared for, where a safe and stimulating learning environment exists, where a wide range of learning experiences are offered, and where good physical infrastructure with appropriate resources are available, says NEP 2020.
September 2, 2020 -
Delhi govt explores options for school education post Covid-19
During the lockdown, Delhi government took a number of initiatives to support the learning and well-being of the children at home.
May 11, 2020 -
Non-formal schooling offers flexibility, says NIOS chairman Chandra Sharma
Professor Chandra B Sharma, chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), minces no words about the need for revamping the school education system and its management in India.
June 8, 2019 -
Train the Trainer
Of the many sectors critical to a country’s development, education is definitely the most important. And it is with this objective that all countries treat it with the utmost care and importance. This perhaps is the reason why the benefits of education have spread across the world. The countries, which had realised this earlier and...
November 13, 2018 -
Educational reforms should prioritise core objectives
School education reforms have been widely discussed in recent years and some important initiatives have been taken. Yet it is clear, particularly after we have seen actual implementation, that by and large these reforms leave much to be desired while some of the most basic issues have remained neglected all along. One important objective of...
August 2, 2018 -
Abundant doses of distorted innocence
One has to look at some of the recent films made by Nandita Ray and Shibaprasad Mukherjee to find justification for the absurd distortions inflicted on Haami. The suggestion that it has been inspired by some unfortunate incidents that have polluted the environment in some schools and shaken the trust that parents should have in...
May 19, 2018 -
All sections will get quality education: Punjab minister
Punjab education minister Aruna Chaudhary on Tuesday said her government was committed to transform the educational sector to ensure that every section of society gets access to quality education. The minister disclosed this on the occasion of distributing appointment letters to 77 candidates, dependents of deceased employees of the education department on compassionate grounds. The...
January 30, 2018 -
There is continuity between home and school for Muslim girls
About a decade ago, when Latika Gupta began her teaching career at a reputed Delhi University college, she became curious about “the interplay of religion and gender in the lives of girls” and thus set out on a journey to explore this rather untouched facet. The result? Her just-released book, “Education, Poverty and Gender: Schooling...
January 10, 2018 -
Road safety council for each district in Haryana
Haryana government on Monday has constituted a State Road Safety Council under the chairmanship of Transport minister and District Road Safety Committee for each district under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) concerned. A spokesperson of the Transport Department said that a notification to this effect has been issued by the Department. He said...
January 8, 2018 -
Make ancient Indian knowledge part of school education: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday called for incorporating ancient Indian knowledge in school education to make them aware about their responsibilities towards self and world. He was addressing 528 students of 70 different universities and colleges of India, US and Netherlands on the first day of teaching on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhichitta and...
June 5, 2017 -
Javadekar proposes major changes in school education
Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said major changes have been brought about to improve the school education system in the country. Inaugurating the North-Eastern Region workshop on 'Innovations and Best Practises in School Education' organised by the HRD ministry here, he listed the changes as allowing detainment in the same class and reverting to examinations...
May 6, 2017 -
Census on learning
The decision of the National Council for Educational Research and Training to conduct what it calls a “census” on the education system comes amidst the raging controversy over whether the system of examinations should be retained in schools, at any rate till Class VIII. There can be no quarrel with the move to conduct a...
April 2, 2017