What NEP 2020 says about school assessments
Improved learning is key for people to achieve their full potential, and for the country to cement its position as a global leader. Therefore, accurately measuring student learning in early…
‘Uttar Pradesh, Prerak Pradesh’: The Use of Teacher Learning Material to achieve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
Uttar Pradesh, under its Mission Prerna program is working towards improving the quality of education in its 1.5 lakh primary schools. The state aims to achieve universal Foundational Literacy and…
Demystifying the Science of Teaching: A ‘Structured Pedagogy’ Approach to Improving Foundational Learning
Teachers play the most critical role in helping children learn meaningfully. Decades of research[1] has found that an effective teacher can boost children’s learning by 1.5 grade level equivalents, while a…
Fluency and its Role in Foundational Literacy
The recent announcement by the Prime Minister that children should be able to read 30-35 correct words per minute by grade 3 has necessitated a closer look at fluency, its…
NEP 2020 puts students at the centre of reforms: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
As Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' oversaw the drafting of the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which was released after a gap of 34 years. In an…
We must ensure that efforts to eliminate FLN crisis are not hollow: Dr Kasturirangan and Prof Behar
Dr K Kasturirangan, the Chairperson of the National Education Policy Committee, and Prof Anurag Behar, the CEO of Azim Premji Foundation, talk about the highlights of the recently released National…
Experts Call for an Enabling Environment for Private Schools
Central Square Foundation, in partnership with Omidyar Network India, recently released the first-of-its-kind report on the private school sector in India. The ‘State of the Sector Report on Private Schools…
Reorienting Education to Mitigate Learning Loss Due to COVID-19 Crisis
School disruptions in the last few months owing to COVID-19 is suspected to have aggravated the learning crisis in India. After having achieved near universal student enrollment in primary schools,…
How Crisis-Proof are Private Schools?
For private schools at the bottom of the pyramid, school closures due to COVID-19 and its economic consequences will pose a serious challenge COVID19 Impact on School Continuity “This is…
What we’ve learned, and what NPOs should prioritise now
In any crisis situation, leaders have the responsibility of balancing seemingly contrasting needs - bracing for a tough time ahead and at the same time spot opportunities to innovate. In…