Parents are reluctant to send their children to school, citing the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city. Bengaluru: Upper primary schools in Bangalore are witnessing low attendance. Classes from sixth to eighth standards recorded only about 40 to 50 percent attendance. Parents are still unsure about their children’s safety, mainly because the number of […]
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The youth of India have taken initiatives to set up community libraries in rural areas due to the lack of facilities provided by the government. Mumbai: Citizens of Goa and Bihar have taken initiatives to set up community libraries in rural areas due to the lack of facilities provided by the government. Sadiya Shaikh, 18, […]
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Online classes are becoming a new revenue stream for many fine arts educators. Bangalore: As learning shifts online due to the pandemic, many fine arts educators have managed to add more students to their classes due to an increase in demand for learning different art forms. India has seen a 48 percent increase in online […]
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After the government announced the possibility of schools reopening, parents of children with special needs prepare for the new challenge. October 22, 2020 | Written by Tunir Biswas Kolkata: Ever since West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, on September 30th, said that a decision on reopening schools shall be taken after November 15th, parents of children […]
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The practice of government, government-aided, and private school teachers engaging in the ‘business’ of imparting private tuitions in the city remains ungoverned. By Manasvi Gupta Good morning teacher! Wished the students. Good evening teacher! Wishes the students again—only this time at the teacher’s home. The teacher—surrounded by a group of students providing private tuitions thus […]
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Promises of guaranteed placements during the economic slowdown are driving engineering graduates to spend extra money on courses which they’ve already graduated in. . By Yashasvini Razdan Declining placement rates in engineering colleges are forcing engineers to spend money on additional courses, to make themselves employable as per industry standards. Arpitha, a Computer Science engineer […]
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Parents sometimes pay double the amount paid compared to the previous academic year. By Esther Esha Bangalore, April 10, 2019 Most of the private schools in Bangalore are charging more than 20% to 30% of the fees they charged last year. As another academic year is going to begin in a few weeks, the parents […]
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Some of the government schools in Karnataka do not provide computer education. By Riya Sethi Bengaluru, March 21, 2019: The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that aims at providing computer education and training students in ICT skills are not being properly implemented in schools. The scheme that was launched by the Karnataka State Government wanted […]
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There has been an increase in children drop out from government schools in Albanoor, and the reason is family migration By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, Nov. 23, 2018. According to statistics provided by the headmaster of Albanoor’s primary government school, in 2017, the total student population of the school was 224, but this year it is […]
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences helps to set up district resource centers in all districts of Karnataka for academic support. Bengaluru, Nov.18, 2018. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has offered hands to the Department of Primary and Secondary Education to establish District Resource Centers (DRC s) in all the districts of Karnataka. The […]
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