Braveheart

Kansas's unintelligent design

No bunkum

Sound judgement

NCERT textbook: An excercise in multi-culturalism

The new National Council of Educational Research and Training (ncert) textbook on mathematics for class 1 is a welcome change from the earlier …

Environmental crimes increase 78% but case disposal slower

Courts disposing of cases at rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to large backlog

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Focus on mental health

Children growing up amid lockdowns and school closures are vulnerable to neurological problems 

Can Bihar combat child marriage?

Although a welcome move, Bihar government’s campaign to combat child marriage can be achieved only by ensuring girls complete higher …

Gangs offer a tempting 'home' to frustrated, unhappy youngsters

Youngsters who grow up in a culture of anger and violence may be drawn to gangs, and schools then become fertile grounds for criminal behaviour

Protecting hands

An educational charity aims to light up the life of Black schoolchildren by imparting them technical knowledge

Never too late to learn

Vernacular comics, literary primers, a newsletter called Leaves: that's the way to teach those in Asia who've never had the chance

Unconventional approach to AIDS control

Voluntary groups in Madras are taking up the onus of increasing AIDS awareness among various groups including students, blue-collar workers and …

For whom the school bells toll?

India's education policy has only sought to alienate the students and also deepen the urban-rural divide

Books on rails

In Mexico City, run by the leftist Democratic Revolutionary party, a huge and unique campaign has begun to promote literacy and provide an "…

Globally 78.2 million children out of school: UN report

Over half the out-of-school children are girls, data shows

News snippets

Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?

Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks  

COVID-19: How viable is online education?

Skill-development needs experiment and experience, which may not be feasible in online learning

4 ways that artificial intelligence can help students

These tools can help create fully customised lessons for each individual

Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF

Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education

‘Government schools imparting poor quality education’

More than a fourth of rural students opt for private schools for better education, says Annual State of Education Report by non-profit Pratham

A bunch of feisty women

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Tongue-twisting in easy steps

A software package allows material in unfamiliar Indian languages to be read in 10 others

Knowledge without frontiers

Death of a king

A street play in Delhi urges people to stop poaching.