The false allure of English-medium schooling
5 years, 4 months ago

The false allure of English-medium schooling

The Hindu  

Jaganmohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh is set to make all government elementary schools ‘English-medium’ from the next academic year. Making Telugu-educated school teachers instruct children, with no English, in English will not transform Andhra Pradesh government schools into institutions of the kind Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy’s children go to. On the contrary, such schools will be a parody of the elite schools, like the ‘affordable’ private English-medium schools that children most often move to from government schools. A government really concerned about education and making English accessible to poor children in government schools should focus on the children’s natural receptiveness to new languages by teaching English as a language.

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Telangana Education Commission suggests better English instruction for improvement of govt. schools
1 month ago

Telangana Education Commission suggests better English instruction for improvement of govt. schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Government schools may soon undergo changes with the state’s Education Commission recommending a major overhaul to improve access, teaching quality, and infrastructure. A proposal submitted to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday calls for the consolidation of scattered schools, better English instruction, and the creation of a state-level regulatory body to monitor performance. If one teacher is absent, another …

Curbs on English medium in LP schools limit students’ future options: Study
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Curbs on English medium in LP schools limit students’ future options: Study

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Owing to the government policy that places certain restrictions on the creation of an English medium section at the Lower Primary level in government and aided schools, a high proportion of students from poor households continue to stick on to Malayalam medium in higher classes and are left with limited options by the time they reach higher secondary level, …

Act against Kannada schools teaching in English medium, says S.R. Gunjal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Act against Kannada schools teaching in English medium, says S.R. Gunjal

The Hindu  

Taking strong exception to schools that have taken permission as Kannada medium schools but imparting education in English, ‘sarvadhyaksha’ of 17th Dharwad Zilla Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, veteran librarian, and writer S.R. Mr. Gunjal said that the High Court’s verdict against education in the mother tongue had undermined the essence of primary education in Karnataka. Mr. Gunjal also demanded implementation of …

‘We have completely failed to convey the importance of native language education to parents and citizens alike’
8 months ago

‘We have completely failed to convey the importance of native language education to parents and citizens alike’

The Hindu  

Prof. Purushothama Bilimale, scholar and former head of the Kannada Language Chair of Jawaharlal Nehru University, recently took charge as the chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a body working for the development of the Kannada language. However, the Minister of School Education and Literacy is encouraging English medium education and approving English medium in government schools. However, if Kannada …

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice To State On Plea Challenging Disparate English-Proficiency Tests For Teachers Recruited To State-Aided Schools
1 year ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice To State On Plea Challenging Disparate English-Proficiency Tests For Teachers Recruited To State-Aided Schools

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file its reply in a PIL filed challenging two Government Orders as violative of obligations conferred under Right to Education Act 2009. However, subsequently, by way of another GO, all government schools running within the State were made English medium, it was stated. The petitioner contended that GOMS 11, was …

Karnataka to encourage English medium education from primary level
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka to encourage English medium education from primary level

The Hindu  

To encourage English-medium education from the primary level and to strengthen the learning ability of children in government schools, the Department of School Education and Literacy has decided to start pre-primary classes and additional English-medium sections from class I in government schools across Karnataka from the 2024-25 academic year. Cauvery, Commissioner of Department of Public Instruction, told The Hindu, “Proposals …

Congress highlights English-medium education as ‘revolution’ benefiting the downtrodden
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress highlights English-medium education as ‘revolution’ benefiting the downtrodden

The Hindu  

Hitting out at the BJP for its “double standards”, the ruling Congress in Rajasthan on Wednesday highlighted its guarantee for free English-medium education to every student if the party is voted back to power in the November 25 Assembly election. Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera led the charge against the Opposition BJP, asking why the party leaders were raising an …

No conversion of Urdu schools into English medium: Dy CM
2 years ago

No conversion of Urdu schools into English medium: Dy CM

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Deputy Chief Minister for minorities Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari has made clear in the state legislative council on Friday that the medium of instruction in no government school was being converted from Urdu to English. Some MLCs raised apprehensions that the state government was planning to introduce English as a medium of instruction in Urdu medium schools. He said …

English taught in Hindi, Telugu in govt schools
2 years, 4 months ago

English taught in Hindi, Telugu in govt schools

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Bilingual textbooks introduced in government schools to promote English-medium teaching from the current academic year are being ignored, with even English being taught in Hindi or Telugu in government schools, sources said. Teachers are also not very attentive to students as the there is no children-focused learning but performance-based learning in government schools,” said S. Sundar, a government school …

English taught in Hindi, Telugu in government schools
2 years, 4 months ago

English taught in Hindi, Telugu in government schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bilingual textbooks introduced in government schools to promote English-medium teaching from the current academic year are being ignored, with even English being taught in Hindi or Telugu in government schools, sources said. Teachers are also not very attentive to students as the there is no children-focused learning but performance-based learning in government schools,” said S. Sundar, a government school …

Nadu Nedu, other schemes raise enrolment in AP government schools
2 years, 7 months ago

Nadu Nedu, other schemes raise enrolment in AP government schools

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The modernization of the government schools under Nadu-Nedu and the post Covid financial difficulties to the people are prompting more and more parents to send their children to state schools. The modernization of 15,715 government schools under the first phase of Nadu Nedu-Mana Badi at a cost of Rs 3,699 crore changed the government education scenario in the state. …

English aura for government schools in Telangana
2 years, 8 months ago

English aura for government schools in Telangana

The Hindu  

The very mention of government schools projects the images of dilapidated buildings, shaky structures, untidy classrooms and disinterested children from poor families trying to cope up with shortage of teachers, besides a poor learning environment. Massive move As they say, one idea can change a life, the Telangana government’s move to offer English medium education in all the government schools …

English medium will connect students globally: Sabitha
2 years, 9 months ago

English medium will connect students globally: Sabitha

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As schools in the state are all set to begin the new academic year, after facing huge challenges for the past two years, the education department is leaving no stone unturned to make school education a novel experience for students by providing better infrastructure and ensuring total enrolment. The education department has embarked on 'Mana Ooru Mana Badi', where …

Telangana govt schools attarct 3 lakh more students: Education minister
3 years ago

Telangana govt schools attarct 3 lakh more students: Education minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The enrolment in government schools in the state has significantly increased by 3 lakh this year due to steps taken by the state government to strengthen government schools across the state, education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy said on Friday. Replying to queries raised by MLAs during Question Hour on Friday, the minister stated that English medium instruction will be …

Telangana set to push English medium learning in govt schools
3 years, 2 months ago

Telangana set to push English medium learning in govt schools

India Today  

The Telangana state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday decided to bring legislation to introduce English medium in government schools from the next academic session in the state. "As part of this, the state cabinet has decided to bring in a new Act to regulate fees in private schools, junior and degree colleges and to introduce …

Telangana govt to introduce English medium in govt schools from next academic year
3 years, 2 months ago

Telangana govt to introduce English medium in govt schools from next academic year

India Today  

The Telangana government has taken the decision to introduce the English medium in all of the government schools. During the meeting, the cabinet also gave its nod to the “Mana Vooru Mana Badi” scheme at a cost of Rs 7,289 crore for better infrastructure facilities and quality education in government schools. “The cabinet felt that the parents in rural areas …

"English As A Medium of Instruction Can't Be Thrusted Upon A Child Even By A Legislation Much Less By A Policy Decision": Rajasthan High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

"English As A Medium of Instruction Can't Be Thrusted Upon A Child Even By A Legislation Much Less By A Policy Decision": Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

While allowing the plea filed by the petitioner, the single bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur held that the decision of the State seeking to convert the school in question from a Hindi medium to an English Medium school with immediate effect, is fortiori, violative of Article 19 and 14 of the Constitution. The present petition, filed by the School …

Andhra Pradesh makes English medium compulsory across degree colleges
3 years, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh makes English medium compulsory across degree colleges

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh Government on Tuesday said that it is making ‘English Medium’ compulsory across all government, private aided, and unaided degree colleges in the state from the academic year 2021-22. According to the Higher Education Department of Andhra Pradesh, out of over 2.62 lakh students who have taken admissions into degree colleges across the state, only 65,981 students are …

English medium in parishad schools from next academic year: Jagtial ZP Chief
3 years, 11 months ago

English medium in parishad schools from next academic year: Jagtial ZP Chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: The governing body of the Jagtial Zilla Parishad has decided to introduce English medium in government-run primary and high schools from the next academic year. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has taken steps for strengthening the government schools by providing all kinds of basic facilities along with good infrastructure, she noted. Vasantha thanked KCR for announcing Rs 2,000 and …

Andhra Pradesh govt in mission mode for total revamp of school education
4 years ago

Andhra Pradesh govt in mission mode for total revamp of school education

India Today  

The government of Andhra Pradesh has plans of introducing several new policies to revamp school education in the state. The officials of the education department of Andhra Pradesh said that English Medium instruction in government-managed schools across the State is their priority while efforts are also being made to rein in the dropout rate and give an impetus to learning …

Supreme Court to examine if A.P. can insist on compulsory English medium education
4 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court to examine if A.P. can insist on compulsory English medium education

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine whether Andhra Pradesh can insist on making English the medium of instruction in schools. The Andhra Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court challenging its State High Court decision to strike down a government order of November 2019 which made English medium education compulsory from classes I to VI in primary, upper …

Akhilesh's Australian College, Sanskari Leaders' English-medium Schooling: Whiff of Hypocrisy in NEP
4 years, 7 months ago

Akhilesh's Australian College, Sanskari Leaders' English-medium Schooling: Whiff of Hypocrisy in NEP

News 18  

National Education Policy 2020 “aims to address the many growing developmental imperatives of our country.” A major drawback, however, is the lack of emphasis on promotion of English learning. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said, “Young children learn and grasp non-trivial concepts more quickly in their home language/mother tongue. Wherever possible, the medium of …

HC axes English medium plan, Andhra Pradesh government may Move SC
4 years, 11 months ago

HC axes English medium plan, Andhra Pradesh government may Move SC

New Indian Express  

Delivering the verdict, the bench described as strange the government submission that it will ensure a Telugu medium school in each mandal and found no merit in its argument that English medium was made mandatory due to demands from parents. The GO is against the Constitution, several judgements of the Supreme Court and the Right to Education Act,” it said …

AP HC sets aside 2 govt orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium
4 years, 11 months ago

AP HC sets aside 2 govt orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday set aside two Government Orders that were issued to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium of instruction from the 2020-21 academic year, saying they were against the National Policy on Education Act, 1968. The High Court asserted that the medium of instruction in schools, particularly up to class …

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes state government orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium
4 years, 11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes state government orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium

Firstpost  

The High Court asserted that the medium of instruction in schools, particularly up to class 8, must be in the mother tongue Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday set aside two Government Orders that were issued to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium of instruction from the 2020-21 academic year, saying they were …

Jadavpur Vidyapith given permission to introduce teaching in English
5 years, 2 months ago

Jadavpur Vidyapith given permission to introduce teaching in English

India Today  

The West Bengal government has granted permission to state-run Jadavpur Vidyapith in the city to start an English-medium wing from the 2020 academic session, an official said on Saturday. "We have got a circular from the school education department on January 1, which allowed us to start an English-medium wing, to be run alongside the existing Bengali-medium facility from class …

202-year-old Kolkata school to introduce teaching in English
5 years, 3 months ago

202-year-old Kolkata school to introduce teaching in English

India TV News  

The 202-year-old Hindu School in Kolkata has got the state government's approval to start an English-medium section at the primary level. In a letter to the headmaster of the school on Friday, Commissioner of School Education Soumitra Mohan said the approval has been given to start English-medium section from the next academic year, alongside the Bengali-medium wing. The Hindu School, …

202-year-old Kolkata Hindu School to introduce teaching in English
5 years, 3 months ago

202-year-old Kolkata Hindu School to introduce teaching in English

India Today  

The 202-year-old Hindu School in Kolkata has got the state government's approval to start an English-medium section at the primary level. In a letter to the headmaster of the school on Friday, Commissioner of School Education Soumitra Mohan said the approval has been given to start English-medium section from the next academic year, alongside the Bengali-medium wing. The school was …

English is the latest cure for the jobs crisis
5 years, 4 months ago

English is the latest cure for the jobs crisis

Live Mint  

The English language has been a great survivor in India. Kumaraswamy led Janata Dal -Congress government made a decisive intervention in October 2018 to introduce English as a medium in Karnataka’s government schools. Kumaraswamy came under similar pressure as Jaganmohan Reddy when he put out his original plan of starting 1,000 English medium schools in semi-urban and rural pockets. Therefore, …

Rs 12,000-crore project for development of schools launched by YS Jaganmohan Reddy
5 years, 4 months ago

Rs 12,000-crore project for development of schools launched by YS Jaganmohan Reddy

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched "Mana Badi Nadu Nedu" programme on the eve of Children's Day, whereby, the state government will provide Rs 12,000 crores for infrastructure development in schools. "We will provide all facilities like drinking water, toilets, tube lights, furniture, labs in schools," said Chief Minister. "We are going to introduce English Medium in all …

No going back on English medium: Jagan Mohan Reddy
5 years, 4 months ago

No going back on English medium: Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday asserted that his government would rewrite history by going ahead with the “bold decision” to introduce English medium from Classes 1 to 6 in government schools from the next academic year to ensure a bright future for future generations. Bridge courses “Bridge courses would be conducted for students during the transition period,” the …

AP education minister slams opposition criticism on converting govt school to English medium
5 years, 4 months ago

AP education minister slams opposition criticism on converting govt school to English medium

India Today  

Slamming Opposition parties' criticism of the state government's decision to convert all government schools into English medium, education minister Adimulapu Suresh on Friday termed the move 'historic'. Speaking on the criticism by the Opposition parties, the minister said, "Will N Chandrababu Naidu and Kanna Lakshmi Narayana admit the children in their houses in Telugu medium schools? "All the leading politicians …

Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce English medium from next academic year, 70k teachers to be trained
5 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce English medium from next academic year, 70k teachers to be trained

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year and the necessary training will be imparted to teachers. During a review meeting on education, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said nearly 70,000 teachers would be trained for teaching in English medium in the District Institutes of Education and Training. 'High …

English to be medium of instruction in Andhra government schools
5 years, 6 months ago

English to be medium of instruction in Andhra government schools

India TV News  

All government-run schools in Andhra Pradesh will have English as the medium of instruction from class 1 to 8, Chief Minister Y S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced on Wednesday. During a review meeting on education, Reddy said vacant posts of teachers will be filled in January every year and the teacher-student ratio would be maintained at all times. The Chief …

Maharashtra govt schools to turn English medium
5 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra govt schools to turn English medium

India Today  

The government-run ashram schools for tribal children in Maharashtra will be converted into English medium schools, Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uikey said on Friday. The conversion of ashram shalas into English medium ones will be done in a phased manner to ensure better educational opportunities for tribal students residing in rural Maharashtra, he said. Education so far The Tribal Development …

No Takers for RTE Quota: Why the Act Has Failed in Karnataka
5 years, 9 months ago

No Takers for RTE Quota: Why the Act Has Failed in Karnataka

The Quint  

According to Lakshmi Prasanna, member of the RTE task force in Karnataka, the government converting certain government to English-medium schools is another misguided attempt by the Karnataka government to strengthen public education. In one constituency, there are 5-6 schools have been changed to English-medium schools but the government said that only one section will be made English-medium which will have …

1,000 Karnataka Public Schools to have English-medium sections
6 years, 1 month ago

1,000 Karnataka Public Schools to have English-medium sections

The Hindu  

The State is one step closer to realising its ambition to introduce English as a medium of instruction in government schools. The 1,000 Karnataka Public Schools announced in the 2019-20 budget in hobli headquarters will have English-medium sections in class 1, in addition to Kannada-medium classes. Karnataka Public School is a concept introduced by the State government to reduce the …

Opinion | Striking a balance for education in Karnataka’s language battle
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Striking a balance for education in Karnataka’s language battle

Live Mint  

Common sense and straight talk seems to be the current Karnataka chief minister’s forte. Young children learning reading and writing for the first time learn most effectively when their home language is used. During the same period, and extending up to class VIII, children also have the innate capacity to learn multiple languages, with relative ease. In classes I-III, the …

Kumaraswamy stays firm on English medium govt school order
6 years, 2 months ago

Kumaraswamy stays firm on English medium govt school order

India Today  

The Karnataka government has decided to implement English in state government schools from the next academic year. But Kumaraswamy remains adamant on ensuring students studying in government schools also get a chance to study in English medium schools. The CMs brother and PWD minister HD Revanna supported the decision to implement English medium in government schools. He told the media, …

Karnataka CM backs English medium in government schools
6 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka CM backs English medium in government schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Justifying the state government's decision to introduce English medium in government schools from the next academic year, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said it was necessary in the interest of poor families, who could not afford education in private schools. Inaugurating the 84th Akhil Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelan in Dharwad, he explained it was not a hurried …

Opinion | Reforms to save government schools in Karnataka
6 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Reforms to save government schools in Karnataka

Live Mint  

Basavaraj Horatti, the former minister for primary and secondary education in Karnataka, is anguished by the declining enrolments in state government schools. The merger is relevant to Karnataka, not so much for cost saving, but because it creates a golden opportunity to systemically fix the inspection process and, consequently, learning outcomes. According to a dated review, the inspecting officers are …

English in Kannada medium schools too?
6 years, 9 months ago

English in Kannada medium schools too?

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The government plans to introduce English as a language from Class 1 in its Kannada medium schools and take other measures to improve their quality of education and infrastructure to help draw more students to them, according to Primary and Secondary Education Minister, N Mahesh. Mr Mahesh was speaking to reporters during his visit to the 185- year -old …

Govt School Teachers Sending Own Kids To Pvt Schools Shows Their Failure: Madras HC [Read Order]
7 years, 9 months ago

Govt School Teachers Sending Own Kids To Pvt Schools Shows Their Failure: Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

With many teachers not reporting promptly to duty, with concentration on their side businesses, even God cannot save Government School students, especially rural students. There is no use in opening English medium sections without revamping the system in toto,” the bench said.The Madras High Court on Tuesday lamented the sad state of affairs at government schools and observed that. The …

Panel recommends compulsory English education in schools, reintroduction of detention policy
8 years, 2 months ago

Panel recommends compulsory English education in schools, reintroduction of detention policy

India TV News  

An education panel, formed of Secretaries on education, has recommended that English should be made “a compulsory subject in all schools from class 6th onwards” and there should be at least one government-run English-medium school in each of the 6,612 blocks in the country. The Group on Education & Social Development has recommended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “at …

Replace English with Hindi as medium of instruction in education: SSUN
8 years, 5 months ago

Replace English with Hindi as medium of instruction in education: SSUN

Live Mint  

New Delhi: An RSS-affiliated body on Friday suggested the HRD ministry to replace English with Hindi as medium of instruction from elementary to higher levels in schools and foreign languages should not be offered as an alternative to any Indian language. Among other suggestions, Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas also said prestigious institutions like IITs, IIMs and NITs should make arrangements …

English or mother tongue in schools? A difficult question for PM Modi under RSS pressure
8 years, 6 months ago

English or mother tongue in schools? A difficult question for PM Modi under RSS pressure

Firstpost  

In Gujarat, the RSS has blocked teaching of English in government schools till Class V, by when it is too late. And they also were worried about taking a course where the engineering terms would be newly coined Hindi words replacing basic English engineering terms they were already familiar with. English took root 250 years ago, Hindi will require a …

The politics of language: Only-Kannada policy of Karnataka is a gift to private school cartels
9 years, 11 months ago

The politics of language: Only-Kannada policy of Karnataka is a gift to private school cartels

Firstpost  

The politics of language in schools is back yet again — this time in Karnataka. The state government on Tuesday amended the Right To Education Act to make Kannada the mandatory medium of instruction from classes one to five. Through another bill, the Kannada Language Learning Bill, the government has also made learning Kannada mandatory from classes one to ten. …

English medium schools make education ludicrous: Azam | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

English medium schools make education ludicrous: Azam | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Rampur : Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has said that English medium schools make education “ludicrous” and that they have been “exploiting and looting” the parents of poor students by charging exorbitant fees. Then they dump the money in gunny bags and take them home,” Khan said yesterday while inaugurating an educational body at Pather Khera here. “English medium schools …

Fighting a losing battle
10 years, 2 months ago

Fighting a losing battle

Deccan Chronicle  

This is the time of the year when anxious parents begin running about to ensure that their kids get admission to a good school. Such schools will not just counter the evil influence of missionary schools but also produce model Indian children fully immersed in the right ideology. Missionary schools are bad, in the RSS scheme of things — “Your …

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