Tag: Teachers

OPS or NPS? C’garh govt staff, teachers asked to make a choice by May

To win the confidence of the government employees and teachers in Chhattisgarh, the Bhupesh Baghel-led government is trying to implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) at the ground level. There are serious challenges on how much the Congress will benefit politically from this scheme because nearly half of the total government employees covered under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) are teachers, who have been merged under it in 2018.

May 6, 2023

17,000 teachers recruited, 8,000 classrooms built by BJP govt: Karnataka CM Bommai

He claimed further that the erstwhile government was neck-deep in corruption and indulged in many corrupt practices, ranging from recruitment scams to similar irregularities in education.

April 24, 2023

PM urges teachers to bring positive change in society

Virtually addressing a government schoolteachers’ induction ceremony organised by the Madhya Pradesh government, Modi urged the newly-appointed teachers to never let go of the inquisitive child inside them.

April 12, 2023

Children build better learning skills when taught by teachers of same ethnicity: Study

"Diversifying the educator workforce represents a key step toward promoting greater equity in schools across the United States," says lead author Professor Michael Gottfried, from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.

March 18, 2023

Parents want action on striking govt teachers

They have asked the government to take back the salaries given to them for two years during the Covid pandemic, when the schools were closed.

March 14, 2023

DU teachers unhappy with new academic calendar, say studies will be compromised

Abha Dev Habib, professor in the Department of Physics at DU's Miranda House College, said that there are no holidays or mid-semester breaks for students to absorb what is being taught.

October 13, 2022

Teachers’ forum flags concern over ‘vacant’ reserved category seats in DU colleges

These colleges do not follow the UGC guidelines and the circular on reservation issued by the Ministry of Education, the forum has said.

September 12, 2022

Good teachers can make complex principles easy to explain: Pres Murmu

The President urged teachers to encourage the habit of asking questions and expressing doubts in the students.

September 5, 2022

Assam to capture details of non-local religious teachers coming into state, says CM

Assam currently doesn't have any government-run Madrassas as they have been converted into regular schools.

August 22, 2022

Teachers of Punjab need to work on state specific requirements: Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said teachers of Punjab need to work on state specific requirements and design their own education model for their state.

July 28, 2022

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Peanuts, in this context, are slang for low wages, and monkeys imply stupidity, and by extension, unskilled workers.

June 14, 2022

Lucknow varsity teachers to begin week-long protest

Two days ago, the LUTA had given 24 hours to the authorities to revoke the notice. Since the notice has not been revoked, the Association has decided to stage the protest in two phases.

December 12, 2021

Role of teachers in the life of students preparing for competitive exams

For every student appearing for competitive exams, a very important factor towards success is clarity of approach.

October 26, 2021

Teacher vs Technology

Use of technology in teaching may be justified to the extent of developing study material in addition to transmitting it electronically to the students, which certainly may act as an enabler to make the entire process efficient. But it cannot replace a teacher in any respect; a teacher is both an indispensable and critical element to the entire teaching-learning process.

September 26, 2021

Israel bans unvaccinated teachers from entering schools

The ban is part of the Israeli government's efforts to reduce the high Covid-19 morbidity in the country, and particularly in the unclosed education sector amid the rapid spread of the virus

September 24, 2021

Digitization in education led teachers to develop professionally

Now is the moment to sketch out a vision for how education may emerge from this global crisis stronger than ever before, as well as a strategy for leveraging education's newfound relevance.

September 6, 2021

States to get 2 cr extra vaccine doses for teachers ahead of Sep 5

The Union Health Minister announced that "In addition to the plan to provide vaccine to every state this month, more than 2 crore vaccine doses are being made available.

August 26, 2021