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https://efareport.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/12-years-free-or-publicly-funded-education-a-good-outcome/

12 years “free” or “publicly funded” education? A good outcome. This blog explains how one word – “free” –was one of the reasons it took so long for the adopted declaration from Incheon to appear online. It celebrates the official commitment in the Incheon Decl...

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/25/when-educators-make-space-for-play-and-passion-students-develop-purpose/

When Educators Make Space For Play and Passion, Students Develop Purpose These teachers made room for playful exploration and student passions in the classroom, helping their students to develop the purpose that drives them.

The Right To Education Act 2009, that ensures free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 years of age has faced one hurdle after another. In this video, students, who are supposed to be the ultimate beneficiaries of the policy, tell us about some of the hurdles the Act has run into. These include lack of awareness about the Act, inability of stakeholders to make sure that every enrolled student stays in school, rigidness about enrolling a child in an age appropriate class despite low learning levels as well as the circumstances and thought processes of parents that relegates education as something that is not essential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TApRqVgzkxk&feature=youtu.be

What's wrong with RTE, kids tell us The Right To Education Act 2009, that ensures free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 years of age has faced one hurdle after another. In...

Kids at this Detroit school are making the most of their city's trash. Maybe it's time we take a leaf out of their book?

At Detroit school, it’s cool to be green From recycled art projects to produce-packed gardens, Coleman A. Young Elementary School has an earth-friendly focus.

"The education environment cannot be divorced from the external landscape. The "in-here" experience needs to be directly linked to the "out-there" experience. Our schools and universities are not a comfort zone or an idyllic island resort but rather deeply rooted in the here-and-now..."
Here are a few interesting thoughts on how we can change our approach to education this new year.

Why We Need A Revolution, Not Just Evolution, In Education Research has substantively established an inter-linkage between countries that embrace innovation and, thus, change, and economic prosperity. Governments and the bureaucracy in emerging or developing economies, on the other hand, tend to suffer from an acute disavowal of all that challenges existing…

As part of a larger study on 'Connected Learning: Cities as vibrant learning spaces', CASER was associated with City as Lab, a four-month-long research project conducted by children from Class 6 to 9. Here is a short report on what the initiative is about and how it gives children an opportunity to discover their ability to reason, think critically, work collaboratively, and more importantly, understand their city as participative citizens. We have also tried to encapsulate how teachers, who are not familiar with project-based learning, too become comfortable using the pedagogy in their classrooms.

We are also in the process of creating a documentary film on "City as Lab: Every Child a Scientist" as a part of advocating for more innovative ways of using enquiry-based learning in classrooms, well going beyond the confines of the school... Here's a trailer to the film by Dr Sumedh... Watch this space for more :)

City as Lab_Trailer Here's a trailer to ORF's documentary film on "City as Lab: Every Child a Scientist". City as Lab (CaL) is an enquiry-based research project conceptualised b...

Pre-conference event of team building, learning, preparing for presentation and having fun

As part of a larger study on 'Connected Learning: Cities as vibrant learning spaces', CASER was associated with City as Lab, a four-month-long research project conducted by children from Class 6 to 9. Here is a short report on what the initiative is about and how it gives children an opportunity to discover their ability to reason, think critically, work collaboratively, and more importantly, understand their city as participative citizens. We have also tried to encapsulate how teachers, who are not familiar with project-based learning, too become comfortable using the pedagogy in their classrooms.

"204" illegal schools in the city and many more in the country - are the schools coming up because there's a demand or for profitability? Should they be penalised and shut down or supported to do better? Not sure if it is an open and shut case..

After the RTE Act was implemented on April 1, 2010, a new rule mandated all private schools to apply for fresh recognition from the education department every three years. This was done to keep a check on whether schools are following RTE norms under parameters like good infrastructure, toilets, water etc, including implementation of a 25 per cent quota for underprivileged children. How feasible is this?

RTI reply: 204 unauthorised private schools functional under BMC Under the RTE Act, all private schools must apply for fresh recognition from the education department every three years.

"India’s Constitution is well and truly a living document. Since 1951, we have amended the Constitution 100 times, gradually moulding it to a changing worldview. Every day, new debates over how we should change it further rage." As we celebrate our first Constitution Day, here's a visualisation of the many amendments...

Pykih Data Visualisation: Amendments to constitution of India

... As per National Policy of Education, it is necessary to have effective career guidance and counselling at the level of secondary school education. Confusion is common among students and their parents while taking career decisions after the SSC examination. Choosing further higher studies in keeping with the interest and the aptitude of students can help in tapping talent among youth, states Baban Mali, additional secretary of the department in a latest government resolution.

Special aptitude test for Maharashtra state board students soon - The Times of India Over 15 lakh state board students will appear for first-of-its-kind aptitude test to be introduced from the current academic year to enable them to make effective career choices ahead.