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…
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.…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
The education technology (EdTech) industry has experienced remarkable growth in the last few years, emerging as one of the most rapidly expanding sectors globally. This growth can be attributed to…
"Without data, you're just another person with an opinion." W. Edwards Deming This quote emphasizes the importance of data and monitoring in decision-making processes across various fields and education is…
The success of any mission is heavily dependent on its monitoring and evaluation mechanism. A comprehensive monitoring system can help in timely course correction, resource allocation, and provide an accurate…