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Why the state of Indias primary education is shocking
Even as the government undertakes to educate all its children under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, private schools are mushrooming in rural India and attract 10 % more students every year, compared to the previous year. #Right to Education Act #Connecting The Dots #Private schools #primary education in India #quality of education
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RTE deadline: Unrecognised schools to shut down, not erring govt schools?
Unrecognised schools are not without serious problems. Their teachers are not all qualified, the schools are not open to inspection. But government schools are already facing a crisis of over-crowding and absent teachers, where does this leave the children? #Delhi government #Right to Education #Government schools #Private schools
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Will Sheila Dixit back quota for poor in private schools?
The Delhi Government will clarify its stand on reservation for poor children in private schools that were allotted land by the government, in the Delhi High Court today. #Sheila Dikshit #NewsTracker #Right to Education Act #quota #Economically Weaker Sections #Aam Admi Party #Private schools on government allotted land
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Deccan HeraldStakeholders discuss fee structure for unaided schools
Following a Karnataka High Court direction, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), on Sunday organised a stakeholders’ consultation meet to discuss issues pertaining to fixation of fees in unaided private schools, and related matters. The day-long m #Tamil Nadu
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WRALVoucher bill provides public money for private schools
Raleigh, N.C. — Cynthia Perry knows her 7-year-old, Amiyah, is good at math and would like to be better at reading. "She loves reading, even though she struggles with it," the single mom from Wake Forest said Monday. Amiyah was in summer school last summ #Raleigh, NC #Ben Clark #U.S. Republican Party
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Education NewsStudy: Private, Faith-Based School Students a Year Ahead
An education professor at California State University – Long Beach has published a study showing that students who are educated at private schools — most of which are religious — are academically a year ahead of their public school peers. Student demogra #California State University