Education ministry releases guidelines to identify and educate migrant children
3 years, 11 months ago

Education ministry releases guidelines to identify and educate migrant children

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic had a severe impact on education. The education ministry has thus released guidelines for the “identification, admission and continued education” of migrant children in India. In order to ensure that school-going children have access to education with quality and equity and to minimize the impact of the pandemic on school education across the country, the Ministry of Education has prepared and issued detailed guidelines on steps to be taken by the States and UTs during school closure and when the school re-open. Guidelines to identify and educate migrant children in India The main features of the education ministry guidelines to educate migrant children are: 1. Distribution of educational material and resources, supplementary graded material, workshops, worksheets etc to support home-based education Exploring option of classroom on wheels and classes in small groups at village level Increasing the access of children to online or digital resources, TV Radio etc.

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Project for schooling of migrant children in Kerala at a crossroads
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Project for schooling of migrant children in Kerala at a crossroads

The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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