ASER 2024: Elementary age group shows substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018
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ASER 2024: Elementary age group shows substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018

Hindustan Times  

The basic arithmetic levels of children have shown an substantial improvement in both government and private schools in India, reaching the highest level in over a decade. ASER 2024: Children in the elementary age group have shown substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018, particularly in government schools. Furthermore, as per the report, government schools across most states have shown gains since 2022, with over 15 percentage increases recorded in states like Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh. Reading capabilities: In terms of reading capabilities of children in the elementary group, the All-India figures also indicate improvement in government schools since 2022. “States with more than a 10 percentage point increase in this proportion between 2022 and 2024 in government schools include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, and Maharashtra,” added the report.

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ASER 2024 shows massive improvement in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills in primary school children: Detailed report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ASER 2024 shows massive improvement in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills in primary school children: Detailed report

Op India  

School education in rural India is witnessing a quiet but profound recovery from the Covid pandemic’s losses. States with more than a 10 percentage point increase in this proportion between 2022 and 2024 in government schools include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, and Maharashtra,” the report states. Coming to the state-wise percentage of children aged 6-14 enrolled …

Can you read as well as a ten-year-old?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can you read as well as a ten-year-old?

Live Mint  

Does it often feel as if the world is getting stupider? Roughly every ten years the organisation asks adults in dozens of places to sit tests in numeracy and literacy. They aim to mimic problems people aged 16-65 face in daily life, whether they are working in a factory or an office, or simply trying to make sense of the …

Learning steps: On the Union Budget and education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Learning steps: On the Union Budget and education

The Hindu  

Besides some high-profile announcements, such as an AI Centre of Excellence for education with an allocation of ₹500 crore, broadband connectivity for schools, the expansion of five third-generation IITs, and increased funding for Indian knowledge systems, Budget 2025 has promised higher allocations for education compared to last year’s revised estimates. The release of the ASER 2024 report in the same …

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be Done
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be Done

Deccan Chronicle  

It is no secret that foundational skills — literacy, numeracy and increasingly, knowledge of digital tools — are the building blocks of success in the 21st century. Following a decline in Class 3 reading levels in government schools in most states in 2022, all states have shown a recovery in 2024,” says the report. All-India figures show an uptick in …

Mind the Gap: ASER survey finds the kids are (more than) alright
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mind the Gap: ASER survey finds the kids are (more than) alright

Hindustan Times  

There’s a lot to be happy, and hopeful, about the latest ASER or Annual Status of Education Report that has since 2005 measured Indian schoolchildren’s ability in reading, writing and arithmetic. The nationwide household survey of 649,491 children in 15,728 schools in 605 districts across 29 states finds that children are not just back to pre-pandemic levels of learning, but …

Schoolchildren in Kerala struggle in basic arithmetic skills: survey
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Schoolchildren in Kerala struggle in basic arithmetic skills: survey

The Hindu  

Students in Kerala continue to stumble on basic arithmetic skills, though they have made some gains in reading, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released recently. In Kerala, a State famed for its model of education, the percentage of Class III students who could read a Class II text was 46. The proportion of Class V students …

ASER 2024: Kerala Shows Reading Gains but Struggles with Arithmetic Skills
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: Kerala Shows Reading Gains but Struggles with Arithmetic Skills

The Hindu  

Students in Kerala continue to stumble on basic arithmetic skills, though they have made some gains in reading, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released recently. In Kerala, a State famed for its model of education, the percentage of Class III students who could read a Class II text was 46. Himachal Pradesh, the State’s twinning partner …

ASER 2024: How India’s focus on basic skills is improving learning outcomes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: How India’s focus on basic skills is improving learning outcomes

The Hindu  

The Annual Status of Education Report for 2024, shows a 7-10% jump in reading and arithmetic in the last two years between 2022 to 2024. ASER 2022 showed that after nearly two years of school closures, there was a massive drop in the already low learning levels in students across the country. The combination of FLN initiatives and Covid learning …

Only 50% Class 5 students can read Class 2 text, learning gap by Class 3: Report
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Only 50% Class 5 students can read Class 2 text, learning gap by Class 3: Report

India Today  

A Class 5 student not being able to read a Class 2-level text is a reason to worry about India. The latest ASER report 2024 notes that 50 percent of Class 5 students are not able to read Class 2 text, whether they study in a government school or a private school. The ASER 2024 report notes that only 27 …

ASER 2024: key insights on India’s foundational learning crisis and the path forward
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: key insights on India’s foundational learning crisis and the path forward

The Hindu  

India’s education system has been under intense scrutiny in recent years, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Top performers: the beacon of progress Certain States have demonstrated remarkable progress in foundational learning, particularly in reading and arithmetic skills among primary school students. According to ASER 2024, over 73% of Class 5 students in government schools can read a …

ASER 2024: In rural Punjab, govt pre-primary schools see surge in enrolment
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: In rural Punjab, govt pre-primary schools see surge in enrolment

Hindustan Times  

Government pre-primary schools have seen an almost three-fold rise in enrolment among three-year-old students, according to the latest Annual Status of Education Report 2024 for rural Punjab, released by the Pratham Foundation on Tuesday. The report also highlights a significant increase in the enrolment of children aged 4 to 8 in government pre-primary schools, which has doubled over the past …

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
1 month, 4 weeks ago

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. Growing numbers of students lack basic reading skills The average math score for eighth grade students was unchanged from 2022, …

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
1 month, 4 weeks ago

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are not seeing the progress we need to …

6 to 14 age group: Haryana govt schools score over private in learning gains in last 2 yrs, says report
1 month, 4 weeks ago

6 to 14 age group: Haryana govt schools score over private in learning gains in last 2 yrs, says report

Hindustan Times  

Students in the age group of 6 to 14 in Haryana’s government schools have higher learning gains than those studying in private schools in the last two years as they have improved in basic reading and arithmetic, the Annual Status of Education Report released by the Pratham Foundation said on Tuesday. The ASER report reveals that 53.9% of children enrolled …

Learning in govt schools back to pre-Covid levels
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Learning in govt schools back to pre-Covid levels

Hindustan Times  

The long shadow cast by the Covid-19 pandemic on educational outcomes may have lifted according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024 report released Tuesday, with the hand of a government scheme to improve foundational learning and numeracy being clearly visible. Representative photo According to the report, released by the Pratham Foundation, reading levels among government school students in …

Tamil Nadu has made significant recovery in reading and arithmetic, says ASER study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu has made significant recovery in reading and arithmetic, says ASER study

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has made a significant recovery in reading and arithmetic when compared to where it was in 2022, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released on Tuesday. While 4.8% of Class III children from government and private schools could read a Class II-level text in 2022, the figure had increased to 12% in 2024. At the …

Enrolment in govt. schools near pre-pandemic levels in Telangana
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Enrolment in govt. schools near pre-pandemic levels in Telangana

The Hindu  

Government school enrolment declined sharply in Telangana for all classes from 70.1 % in 2022 to 59.8% now, almost hovering around the pre-pandemic figure of 57.4% in 2018. The numbers are part of the 2024 Annual Status of Education Report, a nationwide rural household survey covering 605 districts and 17,997 villages in the country, facilitated by ‘Pratham NGO’, released on …

7.1% of class 3 students in Karnataka cannot even read letters: ASER report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

7.1% of class 3 students in Karnataka cannot even read letters: ASER report

The Hindu  

Among children in class 3 in Karnataka, 7.1% cannot read letters, 19.3% can read letters, but not words and 36.2% can read words but not class 1 level text or higher. Reading textbooks The report reveals that around 21.5% of class 3students can read class 1level text but not class 2 level text and 15.9% can read class 2 level …

U.P. has shown remarkable progress in numeracy learning: ASER 2024
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U.P. has shown remarkable progress in numeracy learning: ASER 2024

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh has made remarkable progress in literacy and numeracy learning for FLN grades, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024 released on Tuesday. As per report, the state showed a 7 percentage point rise in arithmetic skills across standards III and V, placing it on a par with top-performing states such as Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. …

Surge in govt school enrolment during Covid-19 reversed, claims ASER report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Surge in govt school enrolment during Covid-19 reversed, claims ASER report

Hindustan Times  

The surge in government school enrolment witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have reversed. The proportion of 6–14-year-olds enrolled in private schools rose from 18.7 per cent in 2006 to 30.8 per cent in 2014 and stayed at that level in 2018,” the report added. "During the pandemic years, there was a big jump in government school enrolment with …

ASER Report: Bihar joins national trend to show improvement, but still long way to go
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER Report: Bihar joins national trend to show improvement, but still long way to go

Hindustan Times  

Like other states, Bihar has also witnessed improvement in the learning outcome, but the pace of progress is slower, says the Annual Status of Education Report – 2024, which was released on Tuesday. ASER Report: Bihar joins national trend to show improvement, yet long way to go The reading level of Class 5 students in government schools improved to 44.8% …

ASER 2024: Government School Enrolment Drops to 66.8%
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: Government School Enrolment Drops to 66.8%

The Hindu  

After a prolonged decline due to learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has now been a modest recovery in foundational literacy and numeracy among school students, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released on Tuesday. However, the majority of children in Classes 3 and 5 are still unable to read a Class 2 level text in …

ASER 2024: More than 80% children under 5 are enrolled in pre-primary institutions in 2024
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: More than 80% children under 5 are enrolled in pre-primary institutions in 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Annual Status of Education Report 2024 by NGO Pratham Foundation was released in New Delhi on January 28, 2024. For the ASER 2024 report, a total of 649, 491 children in 17, 997 villages across 605 rural villages in India were surveyed. In 2024, more than 80% of children in this age group are enrolled in some form of …

Learning levels dip in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana: ASER 2024
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Learning levels dip in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana: ASER 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Annual Status of Education Report 2024, based on data collected till January 10, 2025, has revealed a concerning decline in learning levels among children in government schools of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In both states, the percentage of children who could read Class II level text and perform basic subtraction declined significantly between 2018 and 2022, and while …

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: How NEP 2020 & NIPUN-BHARAT aim to tackle India’s learning crisis
2 months ago

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: How NEP 2020 & NIPUN-BHARAT aim to tackle India’s learning crisis

The Hindu  

Various governmental as well as non-governmental surveys have shown that we are facing a learning crisis at the foundational level. Mr. Das says, “Some are extremely happy just to see their child write his name, while some are disappointed that he can’t do coding.” But beyond these debatable expectations, FLN refers to basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Mr. Das …

Making India truly NIPUN needs more ammunition
7 months ago

Making India truly NIPUN needs more ammunition

Hindustan Times  

Like with many other things, the Covid pandemic dealt a severe blow to students’ learning nationally. Faced with this reality, in July 2021, the government of India launched the country’s most ambitious mission to try and fix its crumbling public education edifice: National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy Bharat. Interestingly, states such as Madhya Pradesh and …

Concerns over reading and math abilities of India’s school students: ASER ‘Beyond Basics’ 2023 Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Concerns over reading and math abilities of India’s school students: ASER ‘Beyond Basics’ 2023 Report

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 30, 2024 12:23 IST - 9 MINS READ More than 86.8 per cent of youngsters in the age group of 14-18 years are enrolled in educational institutions but one-fourth of them cannot read a Class II level text fluently in their regional languages, according to the Annual Status of Education Report released on January 17. Test of …

ASER 2023 exposes chinks in Odisha govt's education system
1 year, 2 months ago

ASER 2023 exposes chinks in Odisha govt's education system

Deccan Chronicle  

JAN. 19: The recently-published Annual Status of Education Report 2023 has exposed the feebleness in Odisha’s government’s education system. The ASER brought to light that around 64 per cent of students in the 14 to 18 years age group in Sambalpur district don’t know the division. Only 55.5 per cent students in the age group are able to read the …

Smaller citizens: On the gaps in India’s education system
1 year, 2 months ago

Smaller citizens: On the gaps in India’s education system

The Hindu  

January 19, 2024 12:47 am | Updated 08:54 am IST The pandemic was difficult for India’s youngest citizens, the children, but the true import of its impact is coming to light now. In the Annual Status of Education Report, titled ‘ASER 2023: Beyond Basics’ and released on Wednesday, a survey by civil society organisation Pratham among rural students aged 14 …

42% of rural students struggle with easy English, 50% with math: ASER report
1 year, 2 months ago

42% of rural students struggle with easy English, 50% with math: ASER report

India Today  

The Annual Status of Education Report 2023 reveals that 42 percent of adolescents aged 14 to 18 in rural India face difficulties reading basic English sentences. The Pratham Foundation's yearly report further indicates that over 50 percent of students in the 14-18 age bracket encounter difficulties when tackling division problems. OVER 50 PERCENT FACE CHALLENGES WITH ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS "About 25 …

Enrolment ratio high, but proficiency in reading low among teenagers in T.N.: ASER
1 year, 2 months ago

Enrolment ratio high, but proficiency in reading low among teenagers in T.N.: ASER

The Hindu  

A high enrolment ratio does not necessarily grant complete literacy, as the recent Annual Status of Education Report report has showed. While the survey found that 97.2% of youth aged 14-18 were enrolled in some form of formal education institutions, it showed that under a quarter of the teens surveyed could not read a Class II-level text in Tamil Nadu. …

ASER Report: 42.7% of Teens in India Struggle to Read English Sentences
1 year, 2 months ago

ASER Report: 42.7% of Teens in India Struggle to Read English Sentences

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A quarter of teenagers in the age band of 14 to 18 years can’t read a Class 2-level text fluently in their regional languages, and a substantial 42.7 per cent cannot even read sentences in English, reveals the latest edition of the Annual Status of Education Report released on Wednesday. The report painted a grim picture outlining that …

ASER 2023: 86.8% of youth in the age group 14-18 are enrolled in an educational institution
1 year, 2 months ago

ASER 2023: 86.8% of youth in the age group 14-18 are enrolled in an educational institution

Hindustan Times  

The Annual Status of Education Report by NGO Pratham Foundation was released on Wednesday in New Delhi. The ASER 2023 report titled “Beyond Basics” focuses on the youth aged 14 to 18 years in rural India, an age group that was also the focus of the ASER 2017 report. Except for Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, where two rural districts …

Data | Post-COVID-19, reading ability of Indian school students waned more than their mathematics skills
2 years, 1 month ago

Data | Post-COVID-19, reading ability of Indian school students waned more than their mathematics skills

The Hindu  

The Data Point published on January 23 showed that the math skills of rural schoolchildren in the southern and western States were impacted most due to COVID-19. Across India, the share of Class VIII students who could read Standard II-level text decreased by 3.5% points in 2022 compared to 2018, whereas those who could solve division problems in fact increased …

ASER flags Bihar schools’ worrying learning outcome, dip since 2018
2 years, 2 months ago

ASER flags Bihar schools’ worrying learning outcome, dip since 2018

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Bihar seems to have dipped or stagnated in the last four years, which includes the huge Covid disruption, in terms of learning outcome, which continues to be low. As many as 24 districts in Bihar have shown a reduction in reading ability among class 3-5 students when compared between 2018 and 2022, the ASER report stated. In Buxar, according …

Flip the page to the chapter on middle schoolchildren
2 years, 2 months ago

Flip the page to the chapter on middle schoolchildren

The Hindu  

After a gap of four years, the Annual Status of Education Report report for 2022 was recently released in New Delhi. Given that the policy and implementation focus currently is on early years in primary school, it may be useful to also understand how older children in upper primary grades are faring. But within our school systems, many children are …

ASER 2022 finds sharp drop in children’s reading ability
2 years, 2 months ago

ASER 2022 finds sharp drop in children’s reading ability

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The basic ability of young children to read text dropped to the lowest level since 2012, and for them to complete arithmetic problems to levels last seen in 2014, the latest Annual State of Education Report has found, detailing for the first time how the Covid-19 pandemic affected learning among schoolchildren. “Nationally, children’s basic reading ability has dropped …

How covid hit basic reading and maths skills
2 years, 2 months ago

How covid hit basic reading and maths skills

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Lengthy school closures due to the pandemic have undone years of gradual gains in learning levels among India’s school-age students, with a major education report released on Wednesday reporting elementary reading and maths skills comparable to pre-2012 levels. Nearly 43% of class V students tested by education non-profit Pratham Education Foundation could read a class II level text …

Tamil Nadu students score poorly in basic reading skills after pandemic, shows ASER 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu students score poorly in basic reading skills after pandemic, shows ASER 2022

The Hindu  

The impact of the pandemic and prolonged school closure was evident in the results of the Annual Status of Education Report survey, released on Wednesday. While only 10.2% of Class 3 children from government and private schools could read a Class 2-level text in 2018, this dropped further to 4.8% in 2022. The survey’s findings indicated a similar dip in …

Enrolment in Karnataka schools improves, but learning level drops: ASER 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Enrolment in Karnataka schools improves, but learning level drops: ASER 2022

The Hindu  

At a time when the enrolment in schools has improved, the reading level of students has further dropped in the State, according to the Annual Status of Education Reports 2022. Drop in reading level The report states that the percentage of children in class 3 in government and private schools, who can read class 2 level, dropped from 19.3% in …

Annual Status of Education Report 2022 flags widening learning gaps
2 years, 2 months ago

Annual Status of Education Report 2022 flags widening learning gaps

The Hindu  

As schools reopened after nearly two years of closure due to COVID-19, student enrolments increased to more than pre-pandemic levels but the learning gap widened for foundational skills in reading and arithmetic, reversing several years of improvement, finds the Annual Status of Education Report 2022, released by the NGO Pratham on Wednesday. The percentage of children in Class 3 in …

More students going to government schools; Taking private tuition: ASER Report
2 years, 2 months ago

More students going to government schools; Taking private tuition: ASER Report

Hindustan Times  

In India, the enrollment of students in government schools have increased significantly in the past few years, the latest edition of Annual Status of Education Report shows. ASER report 2022 was released on Wednesday, January 18 As many as 72.9 per cent of the surveyed students go to government schools, it said. As per the ASER 2022 report, the percentage …

Investing right and early: How early years in school determines academic excellence
2 years, 6 months ago

Investing right and early: How early years in school determines academic excellence

Firstpost  

As the world celebrates International Day of Literacy, India has as much to celebrate about as much to worry. Similarly, in India’s aspirational districts, for example, the probability of girls getting primary education is about 42 per cent lower than boys, and it remains so even when other variables, such as religion and caste, are controlled. Acknowledging its deep stratified …

Covid-19 pandemic causes 'learning loss' in Chhattisgarh school kids: ASER report
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic causes 'learning loss' in Chhattisgarh school kids: ASER report

India Today  

The Annual Annual Status of Education Report 2021 for Chhattisgarh has found that the percentage of students unable to recognise even alphabet letters in beginner-level classes has doubled in 2021 as compared to 2018. Lowest foundational reading level in a decade The report read, "The proportion of children at beginner-level in classes II, III and VI has roughly doubled in …

Suman Bhattacharjea | Worrisome trends over kids' education, future
3 years, 4 months ago

Suman Bhattacharjea | Worrisome trends over kids' education, future

Deccan Chronicle  

There has been extensive discussion in India about how best to address the likely impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s enrolment and learning due to the 18 months of school closures. Among 5-8-year-olds, the proportion of children not currently enrolled is 7.2 per cent, which is much higher than the corresponding proportion among older children. ASER 2021 data shows …

ASER shows huge drop in learning levels in Karnataka
3 years, 6 months ago

ASER shows huge drop in learning levels in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Annual Status of Education Report, which was drawn up in March 2021 in only Karnataka this year, found a huge drop in learning levels in both reading and numeracy, especially for primary classes. In the 2021 survey, 66% of the class VIII students were able to read a standard II text, compared to 70% in 2018. The study noted …

TS school children have dismal reading and arithmetic abilities: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

TS school children have dismal reading and arithmetic abilities: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Contrary to official perceptions, a 'Financial Commission in Covid times report for 2021-26' has revealed that the educational standards in Telangana are either poorer than the national average or have substantially deteriorated over a period of time, in terms of reading and arithmetic abilities of students. Taking from the ASER 2018 report, it further states that compared to the …

45% class 5 students of this country cannot read English, says report
5 years, 1 month ago

45% class 5 students of this country cannot read English, says report

India Today  

About 45 percent of children studying in the fifth standard in Pakistan's rural areas cannot read English meant for students of Class II, a report has revealed. The report further said that 60 percent of the students in the fifth standard can tell time correctly and solve addition word problems. Students enrolled in private-sector schools show better learning outcomes; Dawn …

Number of girls getting enrolled in govt schools more than boys in 4-8 years category, ASER report
5 years, 2 months ago

Number of girls getting enrolled in govt schools more than boys in 4-8 years category, ASER report

India Today  

The number of girls getting enrolled in government schools is higher than boys in the age group of 4-8 years, according to the 14th Annual Status of Education Report launched on Tuesday. "Gender gaps are visible even among young children with more girls than boys enrolled in government institutions and more boys than girls enrolled in private institutions," the report …

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