Involve

Two days of slowing down, reflecting deeply, and building stronger clarity together.
At the first Managers’ circle of the year, we stepped back from the everyday hustle — and reconnected with why and how we work together.
It felt okay to ask questions without fear of judgment, to admit confusion, to challenge ideas, and to learn from each other honestly. And that made all the difference.
Because strong teams aren't built only through plans and targets. They're built through trust, vulnerability, feedback, and shared understanding.
That's what the Manager's Circle is — not just a leadership retreat, but a commitment to keep growing, together.
Heartfelt thanks to Taegutec for so warmly opening their space for us — it set the perfect tone for meaningful reflection and conversation.
Does your team have a space like this? Tell us below.

From a small pilot to reaching ~1 million students across India, Involve’s journey has been shaped by students, teachers, schools, education systems, and people who believed in the work early and stayed with us over the years.

Today, across 7,000 schools and with 30,000 teachers, we’re seeing students become more confident learners, peer mentors, and leaders in their communities.

We’re thankful to our long-time champions: T.V. Srinivasan, Shaleen Parekh, Shobha Punkollu, Ish Kapoor, Ramesh Mangaleswaran, Meenakshi Ramesh, Sanjeev Rangrass, Nikunj Jhaveri, and Chetan Mehra, for being part of Involve’s journey and for helping strengthen the movement toward student agency across India's classrooms.

Across Bihar, this year has been about building systems that place students at the centre of learning. In Banka and Bhagalpur, we nurture learning spaces where students lead with confidence, educators strengthen their practice, and districts embed the practices within the systems.

We’re grateful to our partner Caring Friends, who help us make this possible:
Together, the work now reaches across 2 districts in Bihar—impacting more than 6.9 lakh students and 20,000+ teachers through deep collaboration with schools and the education system.

And the shift is becoming visible:
• Foundational Math outcomes have improved by 12%
• Over 75% of students have moved to higher Hindi reading levels
• District institutions are increasingly owning and sustaining student-centred practices

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This year in Uttar Pradesh, our journey has been shaped by partnerships committed to reimagining classrooms, schools, and communities.

Across Sambhal and Varanasi, we’re seeing a steady systemic shift—towards student voice, ownership, and leadership driving the learning experience.We’re proud to build alongside partners who share this belief:

Aavishkaar Foundation, BCG, Dalmia Charitable Trust, Overdrive Electronics, and Rotary Club of Queens Necklace Mumbai.

Together, the work now spans across two districts; 18 blocks—reaching over 3.3 lakh students and 12,000+ teachers. More importantly, the shift in learning is visible:
• Foundational Math outcomes have improved by 14%
• Reading levels have grown ~2.5x in Sambhal and ~5x in Varanasi

This is what shared ownership looks like—systems evolving, and students stepping into agency.

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If this resonates with you, join us in unlocking student agency.

Together, we are reimagining classrooms, schools, and communities.

We’re grateful to the partners who are powering this journey in Bengaluru. Your belief in student agency is helping shift classrooms from spaces of instruction to spaces of ownership.

Through the Maargadarshi program, this has translated into:
• 2,093 Student Leaders and 5,949 Student Learners across 38 schools
• 15% stronger foundational learning outcomes
• 50+ students confidently presenting their ideas in Makkala Gram Sabhas

This is what student agency looks like in action.
We are grateful to our partners: Capri Loans, Elderflower Foundation, Eaton, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association, Taegutec, Embitel, and SVP India.

Swipe to see the incredible milestones we've reached together!
Partner with Involve in AY 2026-2027 to unlock student agency.

What does change in education actually look like?

In Sambhal and Varanasi, it looks like teachers innovating every day, students stepping up as leaders, and classrooms becoming spaces of real transformation.

📘 A storybook capturing these journeys was launched at the NIPUN Bharat Mission district event in Sambhal—bringing together these moments not as isolated successes, but as practices shaped through consistent effort, ownership, and collaboration across the system.

Scan the QR to explore the stories shaping this change.

₹1.39 Lakh Crore allocated to education—an 8% increase over last year. But does more funding guarantee better learning?

While the latest budget shows solid steps forward in foundational literacy and an alignment with labour market needs via skilling, we have to ask if we are investing in the kinds of structural shifts the NEP truly calls for.
We are heavily funding school infrastructure and digital platforms to increase access, creating a "Missing Middle". Who is building the capacity of our teachers and district leaders to translate that access into real impact? Why is progress still crawling when it comes to holistic assessment and empowering our educators at scale?
At Involve, our focus remains clear: doubling down on the core. We believe in scaling effective early-grade interventions, investing in practice-based professional development for teachers, and supporting system actors to translate policy into practice.

Read through the full blog by Ashutosh Srivastava as he breaks down how to bridge the gap between policy and true educational impact. And let us know: where do you think the budget hits or misses? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Read the full article: https://involveedu.com/decoding-the-union-budget-2026-what-it-means-for-education-equity-and-the-nep-vision/