Education

Karnataka: Varthana and Rotary India Literacy Mission have launched the “Unlock School” program, an initiative to help children have access to quality education during and after the pandemic, across government schools in Tumkur and Doddaballapura. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on education, resulting in school closures and a widespread loss of learning for students.[...]

Could the current crisis reverse decades of progress for children? Three waves and two years of unprecedented disruptions of school education later, the overall development of millions of children is hanging by a thread. The Indian school system is at high risk of collapse. Teachers are overburdened. How? Let’s discuss: Earlier, we talked about the[...]

What should education look like post pandemic? As the country begins to open classrooms, what should learning look like post pandemic? In August 2021, the Azim Premji Foundation conducted a field study with 363 primary school teachers from five Indian states. Some critical findings of this study shows how much the lockdown has shaken the[...]

Instead of compulsory service, an incentive-based approach instills a deep sense of purpose and pride in every volunteer.

This essay analyzes the potential funding models available to BPS. It finds that the bottom-up approach is the only way to address issues through empowering school owners.

Instead of compulsory service, an incentive-based approach instills a deep sense of purpose and pride in every volunteer.