education
Activists slam GR on school trips
Allege it promotes commercialisation, instead of focusing on safety.
105-year-old woman receives honorary high school diploma
Theresia Brandl attended Stowe High School until she had to drop out to care for her ailing mother.
As Kashmir burns, children of separatists enjoy luxurious life abroad
Hurriyat leaders and separatists have been telling Kashmiris to not send their children to army-run schools.
Edu forum to protest on May 21 against schools, government
The forum is spearheading the agitation on behalf of parents from many schools and colleges in the state.
Saturdays now ‘no school bag day’ in Yogi’s UP
This initiative is part of the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan started by former President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
South Korean prez Moon Jae-In scraps history textbooks introduced by Park admin
President Moon Jae-In believed ‘history education must no longer be used for political purposes’.
A teacher who is a class apart
Chandra Yonzon started a school for the under-privileged and has been running it over the years in a quiet Sikkim village.
Equipping the poor with skills
Milind Chandwani gave up his job in the IT industry to help the underprivileged students in govt schools by teaching them various skills.
9 tribal girls overcome odds, pass Odisha HSC exam
The rare achievement has given the girls the much needed impetus to go ahead with acquiring more knowledge by pursuing higher education.
From 2018, state boards to do away with grace marks
The meeting also decided that all school boards have agreed to introduce a common curriculum for Science and Maths.