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The writer is director of the ASER Centre, run by NGO Pratham, and is a member of several government committees.

Students wearing facemasks sit in a classroom after their school was reopened in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP Photo

Wilima Wadhwa | Foundational learning a vital need, in India and...

According to Unesco, in the beginning of April 2020, schools had closed across 194 countries, affecting 1.6 billion...

11 July 2020 7:10 PM IST

With 70 per cent of rural children still attending government schools, and the governments continued commitment to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE), the distribution of learning outcomes in government schools becomes extremely important.

Good news! Learning levels up in govt schools

The ASER data from 2014, 2016 and now 2018 suggest that these trends seem to be changing.

17 Jan 2019 1:06 AM IST

This New Year should see a reaffirmation of the political will to strengthen public education and provide good quality education overall to our children.

India's youth, our future, need support

Educated parents can provide supplementary help at home and if they can afford it send their children to private school.

17 Jan 2018 12:47 AM IST

A private school child with the same characteristics would have even higher learning levels. (Representational image)

Debunking myths: Signs of hope in state schools

After all, the above comparison is between an advantaged government school child and an average private school child.

19 Jan 2017 1:23 AM IST

President of the TS Private Teachers Forum Shabbir Ali, said that they would keenly monitor how CBSE schools implemented the fresh guidelines. (Representational image)

India's learning crisis: It's time to act

The only time that India participated in PISA, it emerged in positions 72 and 73 of a total of 74 countries.

25 Nov 2016 12:54 AM IST