Rte Act

Rajya Sabha approves amendments to RTE Act, reverses 'no detention policy' till Class 8; states can decide to fail students

Parliament Thursday approved a bill to amend a law to abolish the 'no detention policy' till Class 8 by enabling state governments to allow schools to fail students

Supreme Court refuses to monitor implementation of RTE Act, says education 'one priority among many'

"Don't expect miracles" in a huge country like India, the Supreme Court said, refusing to further hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of the Right to Education Act.

Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha passes bill to amend RTE Act, scraps 'no detention policy' in schools

A bill to amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act to abolish the 'no detention policy' in schools was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Centre to introduce Bill to prevent schools from assigning homework for Class 1 and 2, says Prakash Javadekar

The Centre will bring a Bill in Parliament to ensure that schools do not assign homework to students of Classes 1 and 2, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.

Exams set to return for Class 5, Class 8: NAS report, recent board results reveal students aren't learning much

The no-detention policy for students between Class 5 and Class 8 is likely to be scrapped soon with the National Achievement Survey (NAS) revealing lack of exams impacting students' performances severely

As Narendra Modi champions rickshaw puller for opening 9 schools, RTE Act is killing willpower of budget schools

If Narendra Modi wants more initiatives like that of Ahmed Ali’s that he mentioned in his Mann Ki Baat address, he has to bring in a drastic overhaul of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, if not a complete junking of it

In Maharashtra, over 10,000 children's right to education in jeopardy as govt to shut down schools with 10 or fewer students

On 2 December, the state government came up with a circular saying 1,296 schools that have 10 or less students will be closed down, as it feels the low student count was a sign of poor quality of education.

Karnataka minority schools get relief in RTE quota: High Court verdict doesn't augur well for weaker sections

Since the inception of RTE, the legislation has been embroiled in controversy over its scope and application to unaided minority schools in the country.

Manish Sisodia lauds Centre's decision to scrap no-detention policy, says it was poorly implemented

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has lauded the Centre's decision to scrap the no-detention policy, saying it was poorly implemented.

Right to Education: CAG's damning findings confirm it encouraged corruption and is ineffective

That the RTE Act has given rise to new sources of corruption is well-known; it just wasn’t spoken about openly. Now, it can no longer be brushed under the carpet now