Schools worried about finances ahead of classes resuming
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools worried about finances ahead of classes resuming

The Hindu  

While teachers are getting ready to welcome students of classes IX and X when schools reopen on Monday, many managements are worried about meeting expenses as a majority of parents have not paid fees for the previous and current academic years. D. Shashi Kumar, general secretary, Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka, said that on an average, across private schools following the State syllabus, only around 30-50% of parents have paid the fees. S. Sathyamurthy, president, Karnataka Unaided Schools Management Association, said that they are encouraging schools to make investments in infrastructure, sanitising the school and buying other items needed to follow the SOP laid down by the State government. Lokesh Talikatte, State unit president, Recognised Unaided Private Schools’ Association, Karnataka, said that school managements will suffer huge losses if other classes don’t resume.

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Lift school education out of mess in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Lift school education out of mess in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

Education may begin at home, but it isn’t the only place to rely on through childhood. At least 6,158 government schools where 1.38 lakh students are enrolled in all have just one teacher each, while 530 schools have no students though they have 358 teachers. In many schools, teachers restrict themselves to teaching only Kannada and/or social studies while leaving …

Etala Hits Out at Telangana CM for Comments on Private School Teachers
4 months ago

Etala Hits Out at Telangana CM for Comments on Private School Teachers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP MP from Malkajgiri Etala Rajender on Tuesday claimed that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s recent statement that unqualified persons were teaching in some private schools was a biased viewpoint. Taking part in a round table conference on ‘Development of education in Telangana – The Role of Private Teachers’ organised by the Telangana Private Teachers Forum, Rajendar condemned Revanth …

Costly private school books burden parents
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Costly private school books burden parents

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: While children are eagerly waiting to get back to schools which are to reopen from June 12 across the State, parents are gazing at their savings as the private schools are collecting exorbitant fees for books causing a huge dent in the expenses. According to sources, it is found that these schools are demanding the students and parents to …

Parents say private school fees up by 30% in Karnataka, struggle to cope
9 months ago

Parents say private school fees up by 30% in Karnataka, struggle to cope

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: With the new academic year just around the corner, parents are facing the brunt of increased fees which has seen a hike in double digits since the Covid-19 pandemic. A survey conducted by Local Circles revealed that in Tier-1 and 2 cities, the annual all-inclusive fees of premier private schools range between Rs one lakh and Rs 4 lakh …

Parents in Karnataka caught in school limbo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Parents in Karnataka caught in school limbo

The Hindu  

Rajashekhar is a worried man. Closure of schools Among the unauthorised schools, 294 were illegally offering English medium despite permission to teach in Kannada medium, 63 schools were running without affiliation from any board, 95 were found cheating parents and children by providing central board education though they had permission to offer only State board syllabus, 74 schools had upgraded …

Parents cry foul over fee hike in Hyderabad schools
1 year, 5 months ago

Parents cry foul over fee hike in Hyderabad schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A hike in the fee across several schools in the city has infuriated parents who demanded that the government must intervene and ensure they don't have to face trouble over payments every year. "Not only do schools hike fees, they find different ways to empty our pockets, one of them being changing the school uniform so we'll be forced …

State owes private schools ₹1,200 crore towards RTE fees
1 year, 11 months ago

State owes private schools ₹1,200 crore towards RTE fees

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A day after the state education minister announced in the ongoing assembly winter session about making a ₹200-crore provision from the budget for the Right to Education, private schools in Maharashtra have raised their concern about the non-payment of earlier RTE fees, amounting to a whopping ₹1,200 crore. HT Image “The government owes a refund of around ₹1,200 crore …

First day of reopening: 32.47% attendance recorded at schools
2 years, 10 months ago

First day of reopening: 32.47% attendance recorded at schools

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: According to the district-wise daily attendance report published by the additional state project director Ramesh, the state saw 32.47 per cent attendance on the first day of reopening of schools after a 24-day break. Among the districts, Komaram Bheem saw the highest at 51 per cent attendance in government, aided and private schools, whereas Peddapalli reported the least at …

Teachers save some money as govt schools remained shut in Telangana
2 years, 11 months ago

Teachers save some money as govt schools remained shut in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The repeated shutdown of schools in the state, which disrupted education for long terms in the Covid season, appears to have come as a blessing in disguise to teachers at government schools. The shutdowns between January 2021 and September 2021 alone, on an average, helped teachers at most government school save around Rs 5,000, which they spend out of …

MP Private Schools not get Reimbursed Under RTE if Classes Not Conducted Properly
3 years ago

MP Private Schools not get Reimbursed Under RTE if Classes Not Conducted Properly

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh state government has announced that private schools will not be reimbursed under the Right to Education Act if classes are not conducted properly. The Madhya Pradesh Education Centre has issued the guidelines and has directed all private schools operating in the state to give affidavits for online classes during the Corona transition period. The new guidelines issued …

Schools continue to face severe teacher shortage
3 years ago

Schools continue to face severe teacher shortage

The Hindu  

Some private schools are combining different sections, and teaching over a hundred students in one class, as they struggle to cope with inadequate teaching staff strength. Lokesh Talikatte, State unit president, Recognised Unaided Private Schools’ Association, Karnataka, acknowledged that there was a “severe” shortage of teachers. “This week I interviewed teachers from Meghalaya and West Bengal.” Shalini S., a parent, …

35% of seats in all private state universities to be reserved by Andhra Pradesh Government quota
3 years, 1 month ago

35% of seats in all private state universities to be reserved by Andhra Pradesh Government quota

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to pay for the education of meritorious students hailing from poor and middle-class families under a flagship programme 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena'. For a long time now, private universities charging exorbitant fees have burdened a lot of poor and middle-class families, thereby making quality education unavailable to many who could not afford the same. Andhra Pradesh …

Schools take loans as offline classes for all grades start
3 years, 1 month ago

Schools take loans as offline classes for all grades start

The Hindu  

With COVID-19 on the decline and ‘normal’ life slowly resuming, schools are struggling with inadequate teaching staff and infrastructure required to maintain social distancing and other safety precautions. Offline classes for all grades are scheduled to commence on October 25, and though many private schools have delayed the resumption of primary sections, the problem has become all the more urgent. …

Schools At Liberty To Take Appropriate Legal Action To Recover Outstanding Fee From Students : Supreme Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Schools At Liberty To Take Appropriate Legal Action To Recover Outstanding Fee From Students : Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a plea seeking clarification of top Court's order directing schools to not debar any student from attending classes on account of non­payment of fees, Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the School Managements to initiate appropriate action in accordance with law for recovery of the outstanding fees from students who have defaulted.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice. In …

Parents, teachers confused over reopening of schools in Kerala
3 years, 3 months ago

Parents, teachers confused over reopening of schools in Kerala

India TV News  

After the Kerala government announced that it would reopen schools for classes 1 to 7 and classes 10 to 12 from November 1 and classes for 8 and 9 reopening from November 15, parents and teachers are confused about the decision. Smitha Nair, from Chinnakkada in Kollam whose daughter is in the 10th standard at a government-aided school,"The government's decision …

Karnataka HC Directs 15 % Waiver On School Fees For 2020-21
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka HC Directs 15 % Waiver On School Fees For 2020-21

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has modified the Government order dated 29.01.2021, inter alia restraining the educational institutions from collecting fees for the academic year 2020-2021 in excess of 70% of the tuition fees. A single bench of Justice R Devdas, directed that, "The petitioner-Institution shall collect annual school fees from their students as fixed under the Act of 1995 for …

Karnataka schools reopen for students of Classes 6 to 8
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka schools reopen for students of Classes 6 to 8

India Today  

On Monday, the schools were reopened for students of Classes 6 to 8 in Karnataka, with strict Covid-19 SOPs. Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said that the government decided to reopen schools after approval from the state's technical advisory committee on the novel coronavirus. In response to a question, the Minister said, looking at how offline classes …

Karnataka schools reopen for Classes 6 to 8, students and teachers thrilled
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka schools reopen for Classes 6 to 8, students and teachers thrilled

India Today  

A Class 7 student at the Karnataka Public School tells India Today TV, "I am very happy to get back to school. Today in Karnataka, schools reopened for students of Classes 6 to 8. What the education minister said Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh said that this decision to reopen schools was taken based on the approval given …

Classes 6 to 8 to reopen from Sept 6 in Karnataka, but parents not too pleased
3 years, 3 months ago

Classes 6 to 8 to reopen from Sept 6 in Karnataka, but parents not too pleased

India Today  

On Monday, at a meeting chaired by CM Basavaraj Bommai regarding the Covid-19 situation in the state, the Karnataka government decided to reopen the school for Classes 6 to 8 from September 6 onwards. Many other parents say that a few children attending offline classes and meeting their friends would also create peer pressure for those children who were not …

Karnataka schools draw fewer students
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka schools draw fewer students

The Hindu  

The attendance in high schools and Pre-University colleges in Karnataka was poor on day one when offline classes resumed after a gap of five months. While many schools and PU colleges anticipated that attendance would be low in offline classes, attendance in online classes too was extremely poor. D. Shashi Kumar, general secretary, Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools, …

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19

India Today  

Lucknow Private schools will give free education to children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Minister Dinish Sharma has announced that students whose parents died due to Covid-19 will receive free education in private schools. As the decision was welcomed by the members of private schools, Dy Minister Dinesh Sharma said, "Private schools …

UP government bans hike in school fees for academic session 2021-22
3 years, 7 months ago

UP government bans hike in school fees for academic session 2021-22

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government directed all the schools, irrespective of the board they are affiliated to, not to hike the fees for the academic session 2021-22 in the interest of the students and parents. This is a small effort made by the state government in order to provide relief to parents who have suffered pay cuts or had low business …

No hike in school fees for upcoming academic session: UP Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

No hike in school fees for upcoming academic session: UP Govt

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government has banned any increase in school fees across all the boards for the upcoming academic session owing to the coronavirus pandemic situation, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said on Thursday. Directive given by UP Government schools The Deputy CM said schools can take fees in accordance with the arrangements they had for the 2019-20 session as …

Supreme Court Directs 36,000 Private Schools of Rajasthan To Charge 15% Less Fees
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Directs 36,000 Private Schools of Rajasthan To Charge 15% Less Fees

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed 36,000 private unaided schools of Rajasthan to charge 15 per cent less annual fees from students in academic session 2020-21 and made clear that no students be barred from attending virtual or physical classes and their results be not held up due to non-payment of fees. A bench comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and …

25,000 private school teachers, others to protest 30% fee cut in Karnataka
3 years, 10 months ago

25,000 private school teachers, others to protest 30% fee cut in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

As Karnataka government has decided not to reverse its decision to impose a 30% cut on tuition fees, more than 25,000 teachers, non-teaching staff and management members from several private schools in the state will take out a rally in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Karnataka Private School Managements, Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff Coordination Committee said that the rally will be taken …

Telangana govt teachers spend from their pockets to keep school premises clean
3 years, 10 months ago

Telangana govt teachers spend from their pockets to keep school premises clean

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Teachers in government schools in the city are digging into their pockets to ensure the safety and health of their students and to ensure that the school premises, when the students return for classes on Monday, are hygienic and safe. Teachers are spending from their own pockets for hiring personnel for cleaning school premises, a headmistress of a government …

Karnataka Schools Ordered to Slash Fees By 30% After Parents Protest: What You Need to Know
3 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka Schools Ordered to Slash Fees By 30% After Parents Protest: What You Need to Know

News 18  

In what may come as a sigh of relief for some parents who struggled to pay full fees amid the pandemic, the Karnataka government on Friday asked all school in the state to only charge 70% of the tuition fees for the academic year 2020-21. Minister for Primary and secondary Education S Suresh Kumar told media persons that the 30% …

Odisha govt announces reduction in tuition fee in all aided, unaided private schools
3 years, 11 months ago

Odisha govt announces reduction in tuition fee in all aided, unaided private schools

India TV News  

In a major relief for students and their guardians, the Odisha government has announced a reduction of tuition fees in all aided and unaided private schools for the 2020-2021 academic session in wake of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation. While there will be no waiver for schools charging Rs 6,000 per annum, those charging between Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,001 …

Telangana budget schools seek help from government to reopen
3 years, 11 months ago

Telangana budget schools seek help from government to reopen

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Lack of funds to sanitise premises, no receipt of fees due to closure of schools since March last year, and no teachers to take physical classes are some of many issues that budget schools in Telangana are facing. In its executive committee meeting held on Saturday, Telangana Recognised School Managements Association, the apex body looking after interests of private …

Karnataka Schools Gear Up to Resume Classes from January Months After Covid-19-induced Shutdown
4 years ago

Karnataka Schools Gear Up to Resume Classes from January Months After Covid-19-induced Shutdown

News 18  

Schools in Karnataka are gearing up to resume regular classes for 10th and 12th standards from January 1 and classes 9 and 11 from January 15 following the Karnataka Technical Advisory Committee’s recommendation to reopen schools closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Leader of the Opposition and and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he …

Pune Schools Suspend Classes over Non-payment of Fees, Allege 'Undue Advantage' of Concessions
4 years ago

Pune Schools Suspend Classes over Non-payment of Fees, Allege 'Undue Advantage' of Concessions

News 18  

Schools affiliated to an association in Maharashtra have decided to suspend online classes for three days in Pune as well as in adjoining Pimpri- Chinchwad for three days from Tuesday following non-receipt of fees from a section of students, an official said on Monday. Federation of Schools Association in Maharashtra office-bearers cited “severe financial stress” faced due to non-payment of …

Pune schools suspend online classes over non-payment of fee
4 years ago

Pune schools suspend online classes over non-payment of fee

India TV News  

Online classes of schools affiliated with an association in Maharashtra have been suspended for three days beginning today. Federation of Schools Association in Maharashtra office-bearers cited "severe financial stress" faced due to non-payment of school fees from parents as the reason for their decision, which comes in the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak that forced a shift to online classes. …

School fees can be decided by audit of schools' spendings: Rajasthan govt tells HC
4 years ago

School fees can be decided by audit of schools' spendings: Rajasthan govt tells HC

India Today  

Rajasthan government today informed Rajasthan High Court that since schools have been shut in the state for students during the pandemic and there has been negligible spending by schools on infrastructure, fees for students can be decided by getting audit done of schools' spendings. Parents protest over school fees On November 30, parents staged a protest against schools demanding fees …

Pune school suspend online classes for three days over non-payment of fees
4 years ago

Pune school suspend online classes for three days over non-payment of fees

India Today  

While online classes have become a new way of education, many schools have been facing the problem of “not receiving school fees." In a similar case, schools affiliated with an association in Maharashtra have decided to suspend online classes for three days in Pune as well as in adjoining Pimpri- Chinchwad for three days from Tuesday following non-receipt of fees …

'Unfortunate' : Kerala High Court Pulls Up CBSE For Expressing Inability To Check Overcharging Of School Fees
4 years ago

'Unfortunate' : Kerala High Court Pulls Up CBSE For Expressing Inability To Check Overcharging Of School Fees

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central Board of Secondary Education for "washing their hands off" on the issues pertaining to collection of excessive fees by affiliated schools amid the pandemic. The Government Pleader has been asked to obtain instructions from the competent Authority as to: how it shall ensure that Schools do not charge fees, more …

Private schools in Karnataka on the verge of closure due to non-payment of fees: Association
4 years ago

Private schools in Karnataka on the verge of closure due to non-payment of fees: Association

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s Private Schools Association has said that private schools in the state are facing a severe financial crunch, with some of them on the verge of shutting, due to non-payment of fee by parents. Representative Speaking to ANI, the Associations’ president Shashi Kumar said, “Teachers are doing their best for online classes but we are unable to pay them a …

Andhra orders 30% fee cut in private schools, intermediate colleges
4 years, 1 month ago

Andhra orders 30% fee cut in private schools, intermediate colleges

India TV News  

With an aim to provide relief to people hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, the Andhra Pradesh government has announced a 30 percent reduction in fees charged in private unaided schools and intermediate colleges. "After careful examination of the matter and on Andhra Pradesh School Education Regulatory Monitoring Commission recommendations, the state has decided to effect 30 percent reduction in …

Schools reopening: Meghalaya govt reopen schools but disapproves of regular classes
4 years, 2 months ago

Schools reopening: Meghalaya govt reopen schools but disapproves of regular classes

India Today  

Amid Covid-19, the Meghalaya government has allowed reopening schools on Thursday, in the view of unlocking 5.0, but has disapproved of regular classes in the educational institutions. "Regular class activities for schools, colleges, educational institutions will remain closed till further notification," the principal secretary to the education department, D P Wahlang said in a notification, reported by PTI. The state …

Reduce fees by 20%, cannot hike fees this year: Calcutta HC tells private schools
4 years, 2 months ago

Reduce fees by 20%, cannot hike fees this year: Calcutta HC tells private schools

India Today  

In a huge relief for parents, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered private schools in the state to reduce fees by a minimum of 20 percent across the board. While accepting the autonomy of private unaided schools to determine individual fee structures, as long as there was no element of “profit-making”, the Court ruled that there will be no …

Assam Govt Asks Private Schools to Slash Fees by 25% Effective from May Till Re-opening
4 years, 4 months ago

Assam Govt Asks Private Schools to Slash Fees by 25% Effective from May Till Re-opening

News 18  

The Assam government on Friday asked all the private schools to slash 25 per cent fee from pre-school to Class XII standard from May till the schools open, Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma, who also holds the Finance portfolio, in a tweet said: "In view of Covid-19 pandemic, we have advised all private educational institutions to …

25% fees to be waived off in all Assam private schools
4 years, 4 months ago

25% fees to be waived off in all Assam private schools

India Today  

The Assam government recently issued a circular to all private schools, directing them to waive off 25 percent of school fees for this year. “In view of the COVID19 pandemic, we've advised all private educational institutions to offer at least 25% concessions in monthly fees, from May 1, 2020, till the formal opening of schools.” He further said that the …

Chhattisgarh HC Permits Private Schools To Collect Tution Fees; Directs Evolution Of Mechanism To Provide Study Materials To Students Who Do Not Have Access To Online Classes [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh HC Permits Private Schools To Collect Tution Fees; Directs Evolution Of Mechanism To Provide Study Materials To Students Who Do Not Have Access To Online Classes [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed the government orders prohibiting private unaided schools from collecting tuition fees from its students or recovering outstanding dues. The Court has permitted all the schools associated with the Petitioner-society, Bilaspur Private School Management Association Society, to collect tuition fees from their students, including the outstanding fees of the previous academic session. The order has …

Private schools in Gujarat to resume online classes from today
4 years, 4 months ago

Private schools in Gujarat to resume online classes from today

The Hindu  

Private schools in Gujarat have decided to resume online classes from Monday. The decision to resume online classes was taken at a virtual meeting of school management associations of self-financed and grant-in-aid schools on Saturday. The school management associations have also clarified that they would not be charging fees for the online classes resuming from Monday. We will not be …

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