Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a defining force of the present era, increasingly embedded within technologies that shape everyday life. Teachers are also increasingly using AI in the classrooms.…
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…
Nidhi Sharma, an Anganwadi worker with 17 years of experience, currently serves at the Kishanpur 4 Anganwadi centre in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh. In our conversation with Nidhi,…
Tanu Ram Sishu Vidyalay Primary School (TRSVPS) is located in the Rampur block of Kamrup Rural district in Assam. In this interview, we hear from Puja Chetri (Head Teacher -…
Mandal Parishadh Primary School (MPPS), in the Sawarkheda Village of the Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana, is situated in a remote forest area near Jodeghat, the birthplace of the…
Vinod KarateProject Director - State Reform, CSF Q1. India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recognises Foundational Literacy and Numeracy as an urgent and necessary prerequisite to learning. What is CSF’s…
Data from the national-research such as ASER reports from 2005 to 2022 suggest worrying results on learning poverty in Tamil Nadu. In grade 3, only 4.8% of students can read…
Ghaziabad has been working in mission mode under NIPUN to ensure that all children from Balvatikas to Grade 3 in the district build critical literacy and numeracy skills. Our team met Basic Shiksha Adhikari - Ghaziabad, Shri Om Prakash Yadav ji to understand his views on the Mission, the role he sees himself playing in it and his priorities for this new academic year.
Focussing on ensuring FLN implementation at different levels in Odisha, this article highlights cluster-level initiatives to improve student learning outcomes. Shri. Manoj Kumar Padhy elaborates on the process and achievements of these meetings and how they can bolster teaching and learning processes in the classroom. Additionally, he calls attention to other key initiatives in the state to strengthen FLN at the school level.
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.