When technology first began to be used in schools, it was limited to setting up computer labs to equip students with basic computer skills. Since then, EdTech interventions have evolved…
Imagine this. A young child studying in a primary school in a remote location in India, getting access to good quality education and learning all important skills that can change…
n order to facilitate the provision of quality education in India, NITI Aayog launched the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) last month, which evaluates the performance of states and union…
Critical to a good foundation for any child’s education is a grip on the language, which is the medium of instruction in school. Teaching to develop a strong foundation in…
“Kids don’t know the words. But we catch them with the rhythm.” These words were spoken by Theodor Seuss Geisel, the man we know today as Dr. Seuss. And they…
In the first part of our interview with Luis Crouch, we asked him about how the critical skills of foundational literacy and numeracy can be defined and measured in a manner to…
Even as countries are starting to recognize the importance of foundational learning, implementing programs that are successful and scalable is another challenge. Having spent a better part of the last…
Do you know where Dantewada is? Chances are, if at all anyone has heard of Dantewada, it is in the context of left-wing extremism, Naxals, conflict and violence. As a…
Puja Bisht was in a rush. It was time for her to ferry her sons back home from school, just two blocks away. She locked up her one-room house in…
Most public education systems function through the “long route of accountability,” where teachers and education officials are not directly accountable to parents, who have limited “client power.” Private school markets,…