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News Scan8% of primary school teachers in Bihar fail Class V test
Around 8,000 teachers were unable to answer simple questions on science, math, English and Hindi and will lose their jobs if they fail a second time More... Bihar becomes first state to put school information onlineBihar is the first state in India to put information about students, teachers and educational status online as part of an effort to improve education More... High enrolment but poor quality education, says annual education reportGood school enrolment figures, poor reading and mathematical skills, and adherence to the requirements of the Right to Education Act says the annual status of education report card for 2010 More... Premji’s massive donation highlights importance of educationAzim Premji’s Rs 8,846 crore donation towards education could set off a trend in philanthropy in a country where family wealth, with a few exceptions, is generally kept in the family or donated to religious houses More... Centre, states to share right to education burdenUnder pressure from various states, the central government has agreed to bear a greater burden of the cost of implementing the Right to Education Act More... Education becomes a fundamental right in IndiaWith a new law making education a fundamental right coming into effect on April 1, 2010, India joins a small group of countries with such a provision. All children in the 6-14 age-group can now exercise the right under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 More... Education Act finally to be notified on April 1Come April 1, children in the 6-14 age-group will finally get their right to education. Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal has decided to notify the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 More... Model colleges in educationally backward areasThe Centre has cleared a proposal to set up model colleges in 374 educationally backward districts in the country. The scheme has been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Initially, around 90 colleges will be set up in minority-concentrated districts More... When will the Right to Education Act be notified?Four months after it was passed in Parliament, no date has been fixed for implementation of the Act making education free and compulsory for children aged 6-14 More... |
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