Right To Education
School children shouldn’t have to pay the price for untenable orthodoxies about learning
A no exams, no 'failing' policy for school children till age 15 may have seemed like a progressive idea, but how did it work out? While continuous evaluation was supposed to keep learning on track, a whole generation of students had to bear the cost.
4 min read19 Aug 2026Quote of the Day by Malala Yousafzai: "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world"
Malala Yousafzai's quote offers a poignant reflection on her own experience. It speaks to the moment when she was attacked for her advocacy. It underscores that the value of our voice often becomes clearest when it's threatened.
2 min read21 Mar 2026New RTE admission rules in UP: Govt issues guidelines to make enrolment easy, child's Aadhar number longer mandatory
The UP government has simplified the admission process for underprivileged children under the RTE Act by removing the mandatory Aadhar card requirement for the child. The directive also includes age-specific admission criteria and outlines a two-stage lottery process for school allocation.
2 min read10 Jan 2026RTE Admissions 2025 to begin from today, confirms Tamil Nadu government—check schedule and other details
The Tamil Nadu government will begin the admission process for the 2025-26 academic year under the RTE Act on October 6, 2024, following the release of funds by the Union government, ending previous delays.
2 min read6 Oct 2025Tamil Nadu to finally conduct 'entry level' RTE admissions for 2025-26 academic session from Oct 6: Report
Tamil Nadu will conduct 'entry level' Right to Education (RTE) admissions from October 6. Priority will be given to orphans, HIV-affected children, transgender children, children of scavengers and differently-abled children.
1 min read3 Oct 2025The education imperative: India’s Parliament must tackle its learning challenge
If all of India’s children who couldn’t read made up a nation, it would be as large as Japan. Can such a country be prosperous? It’s for Indian parliamentarians to transform this grim reality.
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