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Woman's Take On Expensive School Trips and Parenting Costs Divides Internet
Some users agreed that raising children has become increasingly expensive and can place significant financial pressure on parents.
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Here's How To Spark Your Child's Interest In Reading
By following these recommendations, you may nurture your child's academic success while preventing undue stress or pressure.
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Child's Education Should Not Be Affected Due To Family's Condition: Court
The Delhi High Court observed that no minor should suffer on the education front due to parents being in jail. The court said an educated kid becomes an asset to the nation.
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'My Father Drinks': Boy Tells Nitish Kumar, Seeks Help For Education
An 11-year-old boy on Saturday stole the limelight in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ancestral village of Kalyan Bigaha in Nalanda district by grabbing the visiting dignitary's attention in the midst of a large crowd.
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$30 Trillion A Year Loss If Girls Don't Finish School: World Bank
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity annually, yet more than 130 million girls are out of school globally, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
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Looking Beyond 'Absent Teachers' In Government Schools
By Anish Madhavan/ IndiaSpend.org Hiralal, a 36-year old head teacher in a small government school in Basarpur, a village in Rajasthan, was absent 45 out of 200 working days (22.5 per cent), the school time prescribed by the Right to Education (RTE) Act. (The name of the teacher and the school have been changed to maintain confidentiality.) In a ...
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Government Spends Paltry 4% Of Its Budget On Children: Kailash Satyarthi
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the suffering of the common people, Kailash Satyarthi supports the government’s demonetisation move as it will help curb trafficking, but the Nobel laureate and child-rights crusader asserts that unless and until children become a political priority, India will continue to be dogged by the evils of child labour and chil...
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Refused To Marry, Stayed Hungry: A Fisherman’s Daughter’s Quest To Study
Chennai: With a thriving fish market at Kasimedu harbour in Chennai, the morning hours are always abuzz. Women are tough sellers here as they haggle for every penny that can help them feed their families. 18-year-old Shalini Munuswamy is among them. Eight years ago, she was taken off school to help her family in the fish market. She, however, stubb...
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'Borrowed Money, Ate Less': How Mumbai Cab Driver Sent Daughter To School
This Mumbai taxi driver's hard work and sacrifices prove that there's nothing a parent won't do to give their child the best life possible.
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Balancing home, siblings, school: 9-Year-Old Asma's Dilemma
Government’s commitment to see every child in school took another leap with the opening of India’s first 12-hour school in Telangana. The school, which runs from 7 am to 7 pm, is located at Balapur in old city of Hyderabad. It is a joint initiative between the government’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, United Nations High Commission for Refugees and...
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Educate Every Girl Child: PM Modi Tells Village Heads
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed village heads from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Delhi at his residence and urged them to work towards educating every girl child.
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Invite Malala to Become India-Pakistan Peace Ambassador, Says Shiv Sena
Despite its avowed opposition to Pakistani personalities, Shiv Sena wants Nobel Laureate and child education activist Malala Yousafzai to become a peace ambassador between the two countries, hailing her fight against terrorism.
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2 Guards Deputed for Malala Yousafzai's Security Amid Threats in UK
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2011 for championing the cause of girls education, has reportedly been given two 24-hour armed guards in the UK after she was made a key target by terrorists.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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John, Soha pledge support for child education
John Abraham and Soha Ali Khan have pledged their support to P&G's Shiksha campaign, which aims to provide education to underprivileged children.
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Woman's Take On Expensive School Trips and Parenting Costs Divides Internet
Some users agreed that raising children has become increasingly expensive and can place significant financial pressure on parents.
-
Here's How To Spark Your Child's Interest In Reading
By following these recommendations, you may nurture your child's academic success while preventing undue stress or pressure.
-
Child's Education Should Not Be Affected Due To Family's Condition: Court
The Delhi High Court observed that no minor should suffer on the education front due to parents being in jail. The court said an educated kid becomes an asset to the nation.
-
'My Father Drinks': Boy Tells Nitish Kumar, Seeks Help For Education
An 11-year-old boy on Saturday stole the limelight in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ancestral village of Kalyan Bigaha in Nalanda district by grabbing the visiting dignitary's attention in the midst of a large crowd.
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$30 Trillion A Year Loss If Girls Don't Finish School: World Bank
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity annually, yet more than 130 million girls are out of school globally, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
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Looking Beyond 'Absent Teachers' In Government Schools
By Anish Madhavan/ IndiaSpend.org Hiralal, a 36-year old head teacher in a small government school in Basarpur, a village in Rajasthan, was absent 45 out of 200 working days (22.5 per cent), the school time prescribed by the Right to Education (RTE) Act. (The name of the teacher and the school have been changed to maintain confidentiality.) In a ...
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Government Spends Paltry 4% Of Its Budget On Children: Kailash Satyarthi
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the suffering of the common people, Kailash Satyarthi supports the government’s demonetisation move as it will help curb trafficking, but the Nobel laureate and child-rights crusader asserts that unless and until children become a political priority, India will continue to be dogged by the evils of child labour and chil...
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Refused To Marry, Stayed Hungry: A Fisherman’s Daughter’s Quest To Study
Chennai: With a thriving fish market at Kasimedu harbour in Chennai, the morning hours are always abuzz. Women are tough sellers here as they haggle for every penny that can help them feed their families. 18-year-old Shalini Munuswamy is among them. Eight years ago, she was taken off school to help her family in the fish market. She, however, stubb...
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'Borrowed Money, Ate Less': How Mumbai Cab Driver Sent Daughter To School
This Mumbai taxi driver's hard work and sacrifices prove that there's nothing a parent won't do to give their child the best life possible.
-
Balancing home, siblings, school: 9-Year-Old Asma's Dilemma
Government’s commitment to see every child in school took another leap with the opening of India’s first 12-hour school in Telangana. The school, which runs from 7 am to 7 pm, is located at Balapur in old city of Hyderabad. It is a joint initiative between the government’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, United Nations High Commission for Refugees and...
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Educate Every Girl Child: PM Modi Tells Village Heads
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed village heads from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Delhi at his residence and urged them to work towards educating every girl child.
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Invite Malala to Become India-Pakistan Peace Ambassador, Says Shiv Sena
Despite its avowed opposition to Pakistani personalities, Shiv Sena wants Nobel Laureate and child education activist Malala Yousafzai to become a peace ambassador between the two countries, hailing her fight against terrorism.
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2 Guards Deputed for Malala Yousafzai's Security Amid Threats in UK
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2011 for championing the cause of girls education, has reportedly been given two 24-hour armed guards in the UK after she was made a key target by terrorists.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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John, Soha pledge support for child education
John Abraham and Soha Ali Khan have pledged their support to P&G's Shiksha campaign, which aims to provide education to underprivileged children.
