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How students are attending virtual school
Apart from exposing a digital divide, ‘home delivery of education’ is unfolding differently for different parents
6 min read10 Apr 2020Education system is failing kids in 4-8 age group: ASER
Only 37.4% of kids below six are able to recognize at least letters and only 25.6% can do additions, the survey has foundThe lack of age-appropriate skills in the early years is alarming as this can impact the entire education supply chain in India
2 min read15 Jan 2020Karnataka: English medium government schools face criticism at Kannada literary meet
The criticism came days after former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hauled up Kumaraswamy for his plans to introduce English as medium of instruction in state government schools
1 min read5 Jan 2019The joys of walking out
After 15 years of traditional schooling, a Lounge columnist and her teenage daughter reflect on their decision to walk out, and the challenges of embracing a new freedom
11 min read29 Sep 2018Meet the unschoolers
A small but growing number of families is rejecting traditional education models in favour of 'unschooling' with no lessons, no grades and no rules. Could the ideas of this fringe movement grow to inform the future of education?
18 min read29 Sep 2018Private unaided schools deserve a better bargain
The 2017 Aser report shows the pressing need to reform our education policy
4 min read19 Jan 20182018 resolution: allow for-profit schools
If we don't allow schools to profit, our children will bear the losses
4 min read8 Jan 2018Parents say the darnedest things
Peek into any parents' school WhatsApp group and you are likely to see a cabal of very agitated adults
4 min read2 Dec 2017Success is when you choose to choose yourself
A school that really understands what children need, and how they learn
6 min read3 Dec 2016Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared