Madrassas row: Supreme Court puts a stay on UP, Tripura governments' decision to shift students to public schoolsThe Supreme Court has stayed NCPCR communications that urged the transfer of students from unrecognised madrassas to government schools. Th...
21 Oct, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Madrassas not fit place to get education, operate in an arbitrary manner: National child rights body tells SCThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that madrassas are unsuitable for proper educ...
12 Sep, 2024, 01.49 PM IST
RTE quota: HC junks Maharashtra govt notification giving conditional exemption to private schoolsThe Bombay High Court has ruled against the Maharashtra government's notification exempting private schools from RTE Act quota admissions, ...
19 Jul, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Move to amend Right to Education Act pits experts against activistEarlier the Cabinet approved a proposal to amend the Act permitting parents to admit chidlren in private schools under the 25% RTE quota on...
18 Dec, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
Government unsure of move on schools violating Right to EducationThe KSCPCR decision to withdraw NoC to three city-based schools for allegedly violating provisions of the RTE Act can just be the beginning...
20 Jun, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Quota in nursery admission: SC seeks response from Centre, UPUnder the RTE Act, states have been "unconstitutionally" given power which may lead to political appeasement of any group or class, it said.
04 Apr, 2017, 05.55 PM IST
Vice President Hamid Ansari advocates special audit mechanism for RTEVice President Hamid Ansari today advocated special audit mechanisms for effective implementation of Right To Education (RTE) Act like in t...
21 Mar, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
Aadhaar, Voter ID to check possible fraud in Right to Education ActParents can apply for RTE seats only in schools located within their municipal ward (or neighbourhood) in 2016-17.
18 Jan, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Schooling without learning: How the RTE Act destroys private schools and destroys standards in public schoolsThe Act is completely silent on the things that really matter: teacher effort, teacher accountability and student learning outcomes.
26 Aug, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Gujarat data on toilet facility at government schools unreliable: CAGThe compliance audit was part of the CAG report on local bodies in Gujarat for year ended March 2013, which was tabled in the state Legisla...
12 Nov, 2014, 06.47 PM IST
RTE: Time for government to create an environment for private schools to thriveIt is an admission of the reality that not letting private investment in education flow freely is restricting growth of capacity for the ch...
27 Oct, 2012, 06.23 AM IST
Right to Education is the wrong thing for the right reasonAnybody expressing disappointment at SC upholding RTE Act is being branded anti-poor or elitist. This is unfair & unnecessary: dissent is n...
23 Apr, 2012, 11.01 AM IST
Miles to go on the Right to Education roadmapAlthough RTE still has some significant gaps, for instance neglecting the age group 3-6, it nevertheless has many strong points.
16 Apr, 2012, 05.56 PM IST
Focus on learning, empowerment of teachers and curricula to make Right to Education a successThe focus has to be on ways to improve the standard of schooling, teaching and learning, not just for poor and underprivileged children but...
16 Apr, 2012, 05.53 PM IST
- Inclusive growth: Malnutrition-education link
Inclusive growth is possible only with enhanced participation of the poor in education.
22 Dec, 2011, 03.33 AM IST
RTE: Five reasons to scrap this rightThe Right to Education Act may be a well-meaning step, but it suffers from a number of serious flaws that will poison the ecosystem by sabo...
12 Jan, 2011, 05.09 AM IST
- Education is fundamental right for kids aged 6-14
The PM said real challenge lay in effective implementation of the Act.
02 Apr, 2010, 02.58 AM IST