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Delhi Government Replaces 'Essentiality Certificate' With Self-Certifications
New rules align Delhi's school recognition with RTE Act, focusing on infrastructure, teacher qualifications, and safety standards.
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"Don't Expect Miracles": Top Court On Right To Education Plea
Don't expect miracles in a huge country like India, the Supreme Court said Friday, refusing to further hear a PIL seeking implementation of the Right to Education Act to bring 3.5 crore poor kids into the formal schooling system.
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Centre Plans To End 'No-Fail' Policy For Students Between Classes 5 And 8
The government will soon introduce a bill in Parliament to do away with the 'no-detention' policy for classes 5 to 8, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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16 Schools Served Notice For Not Admitting Poor Children In UP
Sixteen private schools in Gautam Buddha Nagar were today served notice for allegedly not giving admissions to poor children under the provision of the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
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Right to Education Act: Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha To Amend Elementary Teachers Qualification
The government today introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill seeking to amend the Right to Education Act to allow elementary teachers time till 2019 to get acquire minimum qualifications as mandated under the 2010 law.
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CAG Finds Deficiencies In RTE Act Implementation In Haryana
The CAG has found major deficiencies in the implementation of the Right to Education Act in Haryana, including in providing basic facilities like drinking water, toilets and desks in schools.
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Drop In Educational Standards After Right To Education Act: TSR Subramanian
Unimpressed by the highly regarded Right to Education Act (RTE), Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian said India has witnessed as much as "25 per cent drop in standards of education" after RTE.
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Nursery Admissions Begin In Delhi Amid Online-Offline Hassle
Nursery admissions began on Friday in over 1800 private unaided schools in the national capital where parents were confused about the enrollments under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) which has been made online for the first time.
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Delhi Government to Scrap No-detention Policy in Schools: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi government will soon bring an amendment in the Right to Education (RTE) Act and do away with the 'no-detention policy' till class VIII as has been done in number of states.
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Rajasthan Assembly Clears Bill to Amend Right to Education Act
In a first in the country, Rajasthan Assembly today cleared a bill for amendment in Right to Education Act, 2009, to improve the standards of education by removing the provision of not failing students till Class 8 and instead evaluating them on the basis of their performance.
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State Schools May Trim Ganesh Festival Holidays, Cut Diwali, X'mas Breaks
Even as the state education department is struggling to bring about clarity on the Ganesh festival holidays, schools are already worried that they might have to forego some holidays from the Diwali and Christmas vacations; many are worried about over-shooting the compulsion of 200-220 working days in an academic year.
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Centre Allays Apprehensions, Says Madrasas 'Reality of India'
The Centre on Friday sought to allay the apprehensions sparked by the BJP-led Maharashtra government's decision to de-recognise madrasas which give students education only on religion, saying madrasas "are a reality of India" and that "there should be no politics on the issue".
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Action Against Delhi Schools if Parents Not Allowed Mobiles
Private schools in the city have been warned of strict action by the Education Directorate if they bar parents from carrying mobile phones in school premises due to fears that they could be used to collect evidence against demands for capitation fees.
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Cabinet Says Children Below 14 Can Work in Family Enterprises But With Safeguards
The government has given its nod to a proposal allowing children below the age of 14 years to work only in family enterprises or the entertainment industry with certain conditions while completely banning their employment elsewhere.
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Implement Toughest Law to End Child Labour: Kailash Satyarthi
Lamenting that children were not a "political priority" in the country, Nobel laureate and child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi today appealed to the Centre to implement the toughest law to put an end to their exploitation.
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Delhi Government Replaces 'Essentiality Certificate' With Self-Certifications
New rules align Delhi's school recognition with RTE Act, focusing on infrastructure, teacher qualifications, and safety standards.
-
"Don't Expect Miracles": Top Court On Right To Education Plea
Don't expect miracles in a huge country like India, the Supreme Court said Friday, refusing to further hear a PIL seeking implementation of the Right to Education Act to bring 3.5 crore poor kids into the formal schooling system.
-
Centre Plans To End 'No-Fail' Policy For Students Between Classes 5 And 8
The government will soon introduce a bill in Parliament to do away with the 'no-detention' policy for classes 5 to 8, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
-
16 Schools Served Notice For Not Admitting Poor Children In UP
Sixteen private schools in Gautam Buddha Nagar were today served notice for allegedly not giving admissions to poor children under the provision of the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
-
Right to Education Act: Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha To Amend Elementary Teachers Qualification
The government today introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill seeking to amend the Right to Education Act to allow elementary teachers time till 2019 to get acquire minimum qualifications as mandated under the 2010 law.
-
CAG Finds Deficiencies In RTE Act Implementation In Haryana
The CAG has found major deficiencies in the implementation of the Right to Education Act in Haryana, including in providing basic facilities like drinking water, toilets and desks in schools.
-
Drop In Educational Standards After Right To Education Act: TSR Subramanian
Unimpressed by the highly regarded Right to Education Act (RTE), Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian said India has witnessed as much as "25 per cent drop in standards of education" after RTE.
-
Nursery Admissions Begin In Delhi Amid Online-Offline Hassle
Nursery admissions began on Friday in over 1800 private unaided schools in the national capital where parents were confused about the enrollments under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) which has been made online for the first time.
-
Delhi Government to Scrap No-detention Policy in Schools: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi government will soon bring an amendment in the Right to Education (RTE) Act and do away with the 'no-detention policy' till class VIII as has been done in number of states.
-
Rajasthan Assembly Clears Bill to Amend Right to Education Act
In a first in the country, Rajasthan Assembly today cleared a bill for amendment in Right to Education Act, 2009, to improve the standards of education by removing the provision of not failing students till Class 8 and instead evaluating them on the basis of their performance.
-
State Schools May Trim Ganesh Festival Holidays, Cut Diwali, X'mas Breaks
Even as the state education department is struggling to bring about clarity on the Ganesh festival holidays, schools are already worried that they might have to forego some holidays from the Diwali and Christmas vacations; many are worried about over-shooting the compulsion of 200-220 working days in an academic year.
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Centre Allays Apprehensions, Says Madrasas 'Reality of India'
The Centre on Friday sought to allay the apprehensions sparked by the BJP-led Maharashtra government's decision to de-recognise madrasas which give students education only on religion, saying madrasas "are a reality of India" and that "there should be no politics on the issue".
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Action Against Delhi Schools if Parents Not Allowed Mobiles
Private schools in the city have been warned of strict action by the Education Directorate if they bar parents from carrying mobile phones in school premises due to fears that they could be used to collect evidence against demands for capitation fees.
-
Cabinet Says Children Below 14 Can Work in Family Enterprises But With Safeguards
The government has given its nod to a proposal allowing children below the age of 14 years to work only in family enterprises or the entertainment industry with certain conditions while completely banning their employment elsewhere.
-
Implement Toughest Law to End Child Labour: Kailash Satyarthi
Lamenting that children were not a "political priority" in the country, Nobel laureate and child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi today appealed to the Centre to implement the toughest law to put an end to their exploitation.
