Primary Education

Bengaluru private school fees burn deep holes in the pockets of middle-class parents

Middle-income folks, whose annual income is between Rs 3.5-10 lakh, are worst hit by high school fees. Educating children at private schools is burning a deep hole in their pockets.

Ordinary women, extraordinary stories: These teachers in rural India's schools are real-life heroes

In government schools in rural India, female teachers are everyday heroes | #FirstCulture

500 tribal schoolgirls dead: NHRC asks Maharashtra to explain mystery deaths, sexual abuse reports

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Maharashtra government to explain reports of sexual abuse and mystery deaths of over 500 tribal girls in state-run ashram schools, an official said on Tuesday

Tribal schools of Maharashtra: Students live and study in abysmal conditions

Primary and secondary schools run in tribal areas are by-and-large a neglected topic in public discourse. Firstpost published a five-part series that explored some of the issues affecting these schools, and their students.

Primary education: Only 55% of Uttar Pradesh students attended school in 2014, says report

Renewed retention policy in schools may not fix India's dismal education system

Can reinstating the pass/fail policy address the fundamental concerns of education in India, especially when the entire system seems to be hollowing out?

Smriti Irani has her task cut out: India's never had a good record on human resource development

Even though Smriti Irani believes new things are being done for the first time under the HRD ministry, many great people have done the job she is doing today and all have failed.

EXCLUSIVE: Subramanian's education policy points at worrying dropout rates, skill levels

The Committee for Evolution of New Education Policy constituted by Ministry of Human Resources and headed by TS Subramanian submitted its findings in a 217-page report on Wednesday.

Private schools preferred over govt ones; learning outcomes yet to improve, says report

62% of children in India attended a government primary school in 2014, compared to 72.6% in 2007-08–indicating a surging preference for private schools.

Only 4.5 per cent population of India is graduate or above: Census data

Only 4.5 per cent of the population in the country is educated upto the level of graduate or above while a majority of 32.6 per cent population is not even educated upto the primary school level.