Right to Education: Using technology to jump start learningSeptember 27th, 2009 The right of children to free and compulsory education is perhaps the biggest inclusive step taken by India since independence. The delay in enacting the law has caused the country to slip deeper into illiteracy, poverty and social discrimination.
Bihar teachers under attendance watchSeptember 10th, 2009 PATNA - Skipping classes could prove costly for teachers in Bihar. Concerned over the poor attendance in schools, the state government has decided to introduce technology to monitor the presence of teachers in government schools, official sources said here Thursday.
SIMI members could be regrouping in Gujarat: officialSeptember 3rd, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Central intelligence agencies have cautioned Gujarat about an attempt by members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to regroup with a different name in the state, an official said here Thursday. "We have intelligence information on SIMI activists regrouping in Gujarat, particularly in south Gujarat, under the name of 'Wahadat-e-Islami'.
Bihar teachers' pay to be linked to student attendanceAugust 21st, 2009 PATNA - Salaries of teachers of government schools in Bihar will not be paid if they failed to ensure at least 75 percent attendance of their students, officials said Friday. Concerned over low attendance in government schools across the state, the Nitish Kumar government is planning to issue a circular to principals of the schools to ensure at least 75 percent attendance.
Grading system in schools after consensus: SibalAugust 18th, 2009 PANCHKULA - A uniform grading system will be introduced in schools across the country after a consensus is reached among teachers, parents and students, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here Tuesday. "For those schools that are up to Class 12 level, we have proposed to scrap the board exams of Class 10 and to introduce a grading system.
Midday meals unsuccessful in Madhya Pradesh, says CAGJuly 28th, 2009 BHOPAL - One would expect the enrolment of children in primary schools to increase with the implementation of the midday meal scheme. This, however, has not been the case in Madhya Pradesh.
Gujarat assembly passes bill to tackle organised crimeJuly 28th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat assembly Tuesday passed the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) bill, which had been returned three times by the central government. The GUJCOC bill was passed with only a minor amendment, of adding the word "terrorism" instead of "organised crime" throughout the bill as the Gujarat government does not have a single law exclusively to deal with terrorist activities.
After Indian midday meals, curry lures British kids to schoolJuly 26th, 2009 LONDON - Truancy rates at a school in the British city of Southampton have dropped after parents were offered free Indian meals to stop their children from skipping lessons. Truancy was reduced by half after the scheme was launched at Glenfield Infant School, following a similar success story at another school in the port city in southern England.
Gujarat ready with contingency plan if rains eludeJuly 4th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat agriculture officials met here Saturday to discuss the impact of scanty rainfall on groundnut, cotton and other crops. The state has also readied a contingency plan in case the monsoon eludes till July 10.
Gujarat schools to use biometric system to tackle absenteeism (Lead)June 7th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - To curb rising absenteeism among teachers and student dropout numbers, the Gujarat government has ordered that biometric system be installed in state-run primary schools to mark the attendance of teachers and students, an official in the chief minister's office said Sunday. The move comes after a directive issued by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the chiefs of all seven municipal corporations in the state.
558 candidates line up for 26 Gujarat seatsApril 10th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - As many as 558 people have filed nominations for the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. The nomination papers were filed April 8 and 9, a senior poll official at the State Election Office said Friday.
Gujarat wants more forces for poll dutyApril 9th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat has sought more paramilitary forces for poll duty, pointing out that the state has been on the terror map, an official said here Thursday. 'As of now, the central government has allotted 100 companies of paramilitary forces for poll duty in Gujarat against the state government's demand for 375 companies considering that Gujarat is a potential terrorist target,' the senior home department official told IANS.
One in every four Madhya Pradesh schools has only one teacherFebruary 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - Single teacher-run primary and middle schools, no headmasters in most schools and, more shocking, senior secondary schools till Class 12 managed by a single teacher - welcome to Madhya Pradesh's education system. According to the latest District Information System for Education (DISE) report, as many as 25 percent schools - one in four - in Madhya Pradesh are managed by only one teacher.
Modi would like Jain university in GujaratJanuary 9th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wants a university proposed by a worldwide organisation of Jains to be set up in the state. 'We have three choices for setting up a university.
Teachers critical of Right To Education BillDecember 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Right to Education Bill, introduced in the Rajya Sabha last week, proposing that schools cannot fail students until they complete Class 8 has received flak from teachers. 'What is the use of promoting children from one class to another if he (or she) does not have that basic competency level,' said Vandana Puri, Salwan Public School principal.
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