Articles for Minority Schools

400 teachers denied increments, adequate pay over TET rule
3 months, 3 weeks ago

400 teachers denied increments, adequate pay over TET rule

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Around 400 teachers employed in schools run by the Archdiocesan Board of Education in Mumbai are up in arms over the management’s decision to deny them increments for over five years citing lack of qualifications that were made mandatory after their appointment. In 2019, the board made it mandatory for its teachers to clear the state-level teacher’s eligibility test, …

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Turks of Western Thrace: Greece mulls to close several Turkish minority schools
5 months ago

Turks of Western Thrace: Greece mulls to close several Turkish minority schools

Firstpost  

The closures are part of a broader trend to reduce the number of minority schools, which would drop from 307 in 1926 to 86 if the recent decision comes into action Greece is mulling to close four Turkish minority primary schools in a move which is touted as a way to curb the right to education for Turks in the …

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Chandigarh: 30% EWS applicants allotted seats in centralised draw of lots
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: 30% EWS applicants allotted seats in centralised draw of lots

Hindustan Times  

Out of 2,820 applications received by the UT education department for admissions to the Economically Weaker Section and other disadvantaged groups for non-minority private schools, 836 or 29.6% of applicants were able to get a seat in the centralised draw of lots for the 2024-25 session held by the education department. Minority schools have reserved 15% of the total seats …

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Madarsa education deprives children of education, violates child rights, says NCPCR chief
2 years, 6 months ago

Madarsa education deprives children of education, violates child rights, says NCPCR chief

Op India  

‘Independent journalist’ Ranvijay Singh who often writes op-eds in mainstream media publications was seen glorifying Islamic preaching schools or madarsas on Twitter. Do not raise your eyes after seeing Arabic words, read a little and let them study.” Screengrab of Tweet from @ranvijaylive To this assertion, Priyank Kanoongo the Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights flagged …

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Only 22.75% of Minority Schools are Muslim, 72% Christian: NCPCR
3 years, 4 months ago

Only 22.75% of Minority Schools are Muslim, 72% Christian: NCPCR

News 18  

The Muslim minority schools account for 22.75 percent of religious minority schools and have the lowest percentages of non-minority population at 20.29 percent, a new study by apex child rights body NCPCR found. The study also found that the Christian community, which makes up for 11.54 percent of the total religious population, has a share of 71.96 percent of the …

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