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Former DU Professor N K Bhattacharya Dies
Former Delhi University professor and human rights activist N K Bhattacharya has died, according to a statement. He was the convener of Jan Hastakshep, a citizen's forum, based here, the organisation said.
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NEP: Educational Activists Ask Why Policy Is Silent On RTE ACT
The RTE Forum has raised concerns on the lack of legal backing to achieve “universalisation” as the National Education Policy does not talk about the extension of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act passed in 2009.
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COVID-19: Declare 2020 A ‘Zero Academic Year’, Say Education Activists
In a webinar hosted by the Right To Education Forum, or RTE Forum, educationists and activists discussed challenges for education during COVID-19 including digital learning, re-opening schools, and fees.
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Academicians, Activists Urge PM Modi To Safeguard Child Rights During And After COVID-19 Pandemic
The memorandum sent through the Right to Education (RTE) forum recommended immediate and necessary actions to ensure child rights are protected to effectively tackle issues like out of school children, child labour and child trafficking.
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RTE Forum Calls For Inclusion Of Pre-Primary And Secondary Education Under RTE Act
At National Stocktaking Convention 2016-17 held yesterday, the need to bring pre-primary and secondary sections under the ambit of Right To Education (RTE) Act was discussed. At the event a status report on the extent of implementation of the legislation was also published.
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Demand for English as Medium of Instruction: Parents Block Goa Roads, Stone Buses
Several parents in Goa today blocked the main roads and bridges across the state and allegedly pelted some buses with stones while demanding English to be made the medium of instruction and government grants for every academic year.
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Teachers join hands to educate students about RTI
In a move to spread awareness on Right to Information Act (RTI), a forum for teachers from various institutions have joined hands to educate the students and others on the landmark transparency legislation enacted in 2005. The need for the forum was felt as public awareness on RTI is low even after seven years of enacting the law, despite the effor...
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Parents cite 'minority' clause as major concern
Right to Education (RTE) Act has finally secured the seal of approval that matters. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the act, which mandates 25 per cent free seats to the poor in government and private unaided schools uniformly across the country. The order was generally hailed by parents and the academia, with only s...
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Former DU Professor N K Bhattacharya Dies
Former Delhi University professor and human rights activist N K Bhattacharya has died, according to a statement. He was the convener of Jan Hastakshep, a citizen's forum, based here, the organisation said.
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NEP: Educational Activists Ask Why Policy Is Silent On RTE ACT
The RTE Forum has raised concerns on the lack of legal backing to achieve “universalisation” as the National Education Policy does not talk about the extension of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act passed in 2009.
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COVID-19: Declare 2020 A ‘Zero Academic Year’, Say Education Activists
In a webinar hosted by the Right To Education Forum, or RTE Forum, educationists and activists discussed challenges for education during COVID-19 including digital learning, re-opening schools, and fees.
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Academicians, Activists Urge PM Modi To Safeguard Child Rights During And After COVID-19 Pandemic
The memorandum sent through the Right to Education (RTE) forum recommended immediate and necessary actions to ensure child rights are protected to effectively tackle issues like out of school children, child labour and child trafficking.
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RTE Forum Calls For Inclusion Of Pre-Primary And Secondary Education Under RTE Act
At National Stocktaking Convention 2016-17 held yesterday, the need to bring pre-primary and secondary sections under the ambit of Right To Education (RTE) Act was discussed. At the event a status report on the extent of implementation of the legislation was also published.
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Demand for English as Medium of Instruction: Parents Block Goa Roads, Stone Buses
Several parents in Goa today blocked the main roads and bridges across the state and allegedly pelted some buses with stones while demanding English to be made the medium of instruction and government grants for every academic year.
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Teachers join hands to educate students about RTI
In a move to spread awareness on Right to Information Act (RTI), a forum for teachers from various institutions have joined hands to educate the students and others on the landmark transparency legislation enacted in 2005. The need for the forum was felt as public awareness on RTI is low even after seven years of enacting the law, despite the effor...
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Parents cite 'minority' clause as major concern
Right to Education (RTE) Act has finally secured the seal of approval that matters. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the act, which mandates 25 per cent free seats to the poor in government and private unaided schools uniformly across the country. The order was generally hailed by parents and the academia, with only s...
