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early childhood education
July 30, 2025
Bihar’s Musahar educators devise new ways to teach their own
Musahar youth in Bihar’s Patna district are helping children from their community reclaim their right to education through games that inspire foundational learning.
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Basant Kumar Manjhi
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Jeetu Kumar
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3 min read
May 7, 2025
Do language mismatches affect grade repetition?
A study looked at how a mismatch between the language spoken at home and the medium of instruction at school can affect children's education. Here's what it found.
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Anirudh Tagat
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5 min read
April 11, 2025
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Using technology to support early childhood education
Vipla Foundation’s experience shows how tech can strengthen early childhood education by addressing absenteeism, facilitating evaluations, and identifying classroom needs.
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Tanupriya Singh
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8 min read
January 30, 2025
Rethinking professional development for teachers in India
In-service teacher development in India follows a one-size-fits-all approach that overlooks teachers’ needs and interests. How can it be overhauled?
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Varya Singh
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Siddesh Sarma
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7 min read
December 13, 2024
Social–emotional learning: In the classroom and beyond
A day in the life of a nonprofit worker who supports children’s social–emotional learning in government schools in Jharkhand.
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Priti Mishra
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7 min read
October 22, 2024
Is it time to amend the Right to Education Act?
NEP 2020 aims to prepare children for opportunities in a changing world. But ensuring its effective implementation may necessitate amendments to the RTE Act.
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Khushboo Awasthi
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Vinay R Sanjivi
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6 min read
October 10, 2024
“Without children, what are Anganwadi workers supposed to do?”
The National Education Policy has stipulated that children below the age of five should enrol in pre-primary schools, thereby reducing their numbers in anganwadis.
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Kavita
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2 min read
July 11, 2024
Government vs private schools: What works better?
Aditya Natraj (Piramal Foundation) and Parth Shah (Centre for Civil Society) discuss the crucial role played by both school systems, and why they must work together to ensure quality education.
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India Development Review
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11 min read
February 20, 2024
“Is my child correct”: Reflections from ASER’s 2023 survey
While testing tools for the ASER 2023 in Rajasthan, a surveyor reflects on how families can foster learning by expressing concern, teasing, or encouraging young people.
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Angel Mohan
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2 min read
December 6, 2023
A for Attitude: Behaviour change and the school education system
School administrators and teachers are learning new techniques of self-reflection and communication to improve learning outcomes.
by
Swaha Sahoo
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8 min read
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