It is a Tuesday morning in September 2025 in a government primary school in Kaithal, Haryana. The class teacher of Grade 3 is present, but today she is not the…
Since July 2021, Haryana has been building one of India's most comprehensive state-level foundational learning ecosystems. What began as a commitment to the NIPUN Bharat Mission has evolved into a…
Improving learning outcomes in India at scale calls for deep collaboration across stakeholders and sectors. As Shri Sanjay Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education,…
Since September 2025, an experiment on measuring & disclosing school quality data has been underway in Jodhpur. A competency-based assessment was conducted across Grades 6 to 8 in 54 English-medium…
Drawing on a pilot conducted between October 2025 to January 2026 across 54 English medium Mahatma Gandhi Government Schools in the Jodhpur block of Rajasthan, this article examines how public…
The use of digital technology in education is no longer a distant promise in India but a lived reality for millions of children and teachers. With near-universal smartphone access and…
On February 18 2026, Central Square Foundation (CSF) launched the second edition of the Bharat Survey for EdTech (BaSE) 2025, a first-of-its-kind national survey that brings out the voice of…
Academic Resource Persons (ARPs) form a critical pillar of Uttar Pradesh's education ecosystem, serving as frontline mentors who bridge policy and practice in the classroom. The cadre was established through…
Improving foundational learning at the scale of Uttar Pradesh, where ~1.11 lakh primary schools (UDISE) and over 4.5 lakh teachers (State reported numbers) shape the early learning experiences of ~1…
Romonika D SharanProject Director, Policy and Communications, Central Square Foundation Q1: India’s education policies have historically shifted based on political priorities. With Samagra Shiksha ending this year and the NIPUN…