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Telangana’s ‘First Step’ in Transforming Foundational Learning

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Post published:February 27, 2024
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The Department of School Education, Government of Telangana, launched a comprehensive FLN mission on 15 August 2022, with the aim of ensuring that all primary school children (Grade 1-5) in government schools across the state achieve foundational literacy and numeracy skills. The launch of the FLN programme is significant as this was based on the "felt need" of the state. This article explores Telangana's FLN reform journey so far through CSF’s role as a catalytic partner and the insights gained through this collaborative effort.

A Conversation with Lata Menon: Challenges and Opportunities for Early Childhood Education in India

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Post published:January 10, 2024
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Lata Menon (Child Development Expert, Ex-UNICEF) In this edition of The EDge, we interact with education expert Lata Menon to discuss the early childhood education landscape in India. We discuss…

Findings from CSF’s Research on Early Childhood Education in India

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Post published:January 10, 2024
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India has nearly 80 million children in the age group of 3-6 years. Decades of multi-disciplinary research have firmly established the long-term positive effects of investing in high-quality ECE programmes…

Unpacking FLN at the District Level— In Conversation with Richie Pandey (District Magistrate, Jehanabad, Bihar)

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Post published:September 29, 2023
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In an interview with CSF, Richie Pandey (District Magistrate, Jehanabad, Bihar) shares key highlights of the FLN mission in the state, with a special emphasis on its implementation at the…

FLN Implementation in Bihar— The Journey So Far

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Post published:September 28, 2023
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In July 2020, India’s National Education Policy (NEP) recognised Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) as an urgent and necessary pre-requisite to learning. The policy was revised after over three decades.…

Read more about the article In conversation with Dr. Sneha Shashidhara: Understanding Behavioral Science as a Catalyst to Improve Parent Engagement in Children’s Learning

In conversation with Dr. Sneha Shashidhara: Understanding Behavioral Science as a Catalyst to Improve Parent Engagement in Children’s Learning

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Post published:August 25, 2023
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Central Square Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change at Ashoka University collaborated to develop and empirically test behavior change interventions to increase parental engagement on FLN in two…

Leveraging Parent Engagement to Bolster the FLN Journey for Children

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Post published:August 25, 2023
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Research over the last three decades has established that greater parent involvement in a child's learning journey leads to improved school performance, higher academic achievement, and greater social and emotional development of the child. However, parents’ involvement in children’s learning tends to be low because they often lack clarity on the role they can play and feel underconfident in supporting their child, given their own low literacy levels. Central Square Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change at Ashoka University collaborated to develop and empirically test behavior change interventions to increase parental engagement on FLN. Read to learn more.

In Conversation with Madhukar Banuri: Celebrating Two Years of the NIPUN Bharat Mission in India

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Post published:July 24, 2023
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5 July 2023 marks two successful years of the NIPUN Bharat Mission in India. In an interview with CSF, Madhukar Banuri (Founder-Director, Leadership For Equity (LFE)) shares his thoughts on…

CSF’s Approach to System Reform for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN)

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Post published:July 24, 2023
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With over 1.5 million schools and 260 million students, India has one of the largest and most complex education systems in the world. However, schooling does not result in quality…

Designing and Implementing the Bharat Survey for EdTech – Notes by Development Solutions

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Post published:June 20, 2023
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In April 2023, Central Square Foundation (CSF) launched the Bharat Survey for EdTech (BaSE), a first-of-its-kind household survey that brings out the voice of end-users from low-income contexts and their…