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Ministry of Education says teacher shortage will continue for next ten years
6 days, 18 hours ago

Ministry of Education says teacher shortage will continue for next ten years

NL Times  

Schools will be suffering from teacher shortages for the next ten years, officials from the Ministry of Education wrote in an annual report on the subject. But State Secretary of Basic Education Marielle Paul has said that this is a temporary effect due to the expiration of the support program against corona backlogs. Compared to the total number of jobs, …

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Maths levels improving since pandemic but still below standard
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Maths levels improving since pandemic but still below standard

Dutch News  

Primary schoolchildren’s mathematical skills have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, but are still well short of the government’s target, according to latest figures. The Meijerink commission, a group of educational experts that set the attainment standards in 2009, said schools should aim to ensure 65% of pupils reached the higher level by the time they finished primary school. Children in special …

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Dutch primary schools kids' maths skills back to pre-pandemic levels: Inspectorate
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Dutch primary schools kids' maths skills back to pre-pandemic levels: Inspectorate

NL Times  

Pupils in the final year of primary education and special primary education now show the same mathematics levels as pupils who left primary school in 2019. Pupils who progress to secondary education at VMBO-g/t, HAVO, or VWO level need to achieve level 1S at the end of primary education in order to easily follow the coursework in high school. When …

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Ludhiana: Suspended over irregularities, head teacher reinstated
1 month ago

Ludhiana: Suspended over irregularities, head teacher reinstated

Hindustan Times  

Nisha Rani, who was suspended while serving as in-charge of Government Primary School in Giaspura, has been reinstated, but with a transfer. District education officer, elementary, Ravinder Kaur, questioning the move, stated that the inquiry report, submitted to her just a day before the reinstatement order, contains substantial evidence against Rani. There were many issues highlighted in the report compiled …

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William reveals his 11-year-old son Prince George's daredevil hobby during visit to a community pool
2 months, 2 weeks ago

William reveals his 11-year-old son Prince George's daredevil hobby during visit to a community pool

Daily Mail  

The Prince arrived in Tyne and Wear for the swimming pool reopening The Prince of Wales has revealed his eldest son Prince George is an avid scuba diver during his visit to a community pool this afternoon. Prince William admitted he was still feeling hoarse during a visit to Birtley Community Pool this afternoon Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, …

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Prince William reveals the real reason he missed the Olympics in Paris in a caring gesture to Kate Middleton
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Prince William reveals the real reason he missed the Olympics in Paris in a caring gesture to Kate Middleton

Daily Mail  

The Prince arrived in Tyne and Wear for the swimming pool reopening Prince William revealed he missed the Olympics in Paris because he did not want to bring Covid home to his wife the Princess of Wales - but the future king said he was ‘glued’ to the television instead. In August, the Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance …

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WA rural communities still counting the cost of year 7 school transition
3 months, 3 weeks ago

WA rural communities still counting the cost of year 7 school transition

ABC  

Monique Christie was hesitant about sending her 11-year-old daughter more than 600 kilometres from home to go to school. "You get emotional … it would have been better if they had an extra year at primary school before having to go." "It was imposed on everyone, but the impacts were greatly felt in rural areas without a lot of consultation …

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Book Review: Akshay Mangla’s book ‘Making Bureaucracy Work’ shows how civil servants can be change-makers
6 months, 1 week ago

Book Review: Akshay Mangla’s book ‘Making Bureaucracy Work’ shows how civil servants can be change-makers

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2024 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ “Will it work on the ground? Making Bureaucracy Work: Norms, Education, and Public Service Delivery in Rural India By Akshay Mangla Permanent Black Pages: 440 Price: Rs.795 Akshay Mangla first noticed something odd about public service delivery in primary education as a UNICEF intern in the carpet-making districts of …

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‘Ensure children in anganwadi join govt schools’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Ensure children in anganwadi join govt schools’

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: School education secretary J Kumaragurbaran in a letter to all district collectors has asked them to provide instructions to ensure that there is coordination between Integrated Child Development Project officials and school education department officials so that all children who complete preschool education in anganwadi centres are enrolled in government primary and middle schools. The state education department said …

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Students at special needs school ‘thrown into chaos’ due to aerated concrete
1 year, 3 months ago

Students at special needs school ‘thrown into chaos’ due to aerated concrete

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Government has not identified …

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28-year-old seeks Kerala women’s panel help for primary education
1 year, 3 months ago

28-year-old seeks Kerala women’s panel help for primary education

The Hindu  

A 28-year-old uneducated woman has approached the State Women’s Commission seeking its help for her education from the primary level. The Commission, hearing the case at a sitting held here on Thursday, offered support and directed the Jagratha Samiti leaders of Thriprangode panchayat to explore the possibilities of offering school education to the woman. Mahilamani, who heard the woman here …

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School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing CBI, ED Probe Against TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya
1 year, 4 months ago

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing CBI, ED Probe Against TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed two orders of the Calcutta High Court that had directed a fresh probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate against Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya, former director of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, in connection with the teacher's appointment scam.A Division Bench of Justice AS Bopanna. The Supreme …

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School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Order For Fresh Selection Of 32,000 Teachers By August
1 year, 5 months ago

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Order For Fresh Selection Of 32,000 Teachers By August

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the interim order of the Calcutta High Court that directed the West Bengal Board of Primary Education to conduct fresh selection for 32,000 teacher posts before the end of August 2023.The division bench of J.K. Maheshwari and Justice K.V. The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the interim order of the Calcutta High …

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Music education is declining among primary school teachers, report says
1 year, 5 months ago

Music education is declining among primary school teachers, report says

ABC  

A new report, Fading Notes, published by music education initiative "Right From The Start" found that music education training for generalist primary school teachers has fallen from an average of 17 hours in 2009 to eight by the end of 2022. It claims there is a critical gap in music education training, with thousands of new teachers feeling under-prepared to …

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Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the cancellation of appointment of around 36,000 candidates who were untrained at the time of their recruitment as primary teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that "corruption of this magnitude" was never known in the State of West Bengal. "The appointment of all 36,000 candidates who were …

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Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the cancellation of appointment of around 36,000 candidates who were untrained at the time of their recruitment as primary teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that "corruption of this magnitude" was never known in the State of West Bengal. "The appointment of all 36,000 candidates who were …

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Bengal Teachers' Recruitment Scam: CBI Files Fresh FIR To Probe Irregularities By Primary Education Board
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal Teachers' Recruitment Scam: CBI Files Fresh FIR To Probe Irregularities By Primary Education Board

ABP News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a fresh FIR into the allegation of irregularities in the recruitment of primary school teachers by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, as reported by the news agency ANI. In October 2022, ED arrested Trinamool Congress MLA, and Ex-President of WBBPE Manik Bhattacharya in the case pertaining to the teachers' recruitment scam …

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There are preschools at every turn, but who will monitor them?
1 year, 10 months ago

There are preschools at every turn, but who will monitor them?

The Hindu  

Every locality in Bengaluru now has multiple preschools, regarded as a boon by working parents. The lack of separate rules and regulations and a consistent monitoring system have led to the mushrooming of private preschools or Early Childhood Care Education centres, which don’t come under the Right to Education Act -2009. The government of Karnataka has set up a task …

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CSF hosts forum to deliberate primary education reforms outlined in NEP 2020
1 year, 10 months ago

CSF hosts forum to deliberate primary education reforms outlined in NEP 2020

Hindustan Times  

Central Square Foundation, CSF on International Day of Education hosted a forum that brought together the education sector experts to deliberate primary education reforms outlined in NEP 2020. CSF hosts forum to deliberate primary education reforms outlined in NEP 2020 The forum held on Tuesday, January 24 was organised to find a common pathway and develop an actionable understanding among …

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Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]
1 year, 11 months ago

Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. NEET-PG| Service In Specialized Units Doesn't Amount To Serving In Rural/ Difficult Area To Qualify For 40% In-Service Quota Case Title: Tania Mukherjee & Ors v. State of West Bengal & Ors Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 36 The Calcutta High Court observed that service …

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Recent developments and challenges in the Indian education sector
1 year, 11 months ago

Recent developments and challenges in the Indian education sector

India Today  

There have been a number of recent developments in Indian education policy that have had significant implications for the sector and its stakeholders. The NEP 2020 calls for several key reforms and initiatives, including the expansion of early childhood care and education, the introduction of vocational education and training at the secondary level, the promotion of a holistic and multidisciplinary …

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West Bengal: Police detain TET-qualified candidates amid protests for direct recruitment
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: Police detain TET-qualified candidates amid protests for direct recruitment

Op India  

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has been playing with the lives of candidates, who have cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test in 2014. West Bengal | Police detained TET 2014 qualified students, who were protesting against the state govt outside the education board’s office in Kolkata’s Salt Lake “We will fight for them in court tomorrow,” says BJP state …

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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBI Probe In WB Teacher Recruitment Scam, But Stays Removal Of Board President & Cancellation Of 269 Appointments
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBI Probe In WB Teacher Recruitment Scam, But Stays Removal Of Board President & Cancellation Of 269 Appointments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the order passed by the Calcutta High Court for CBI investigation into the scam relating to the appointment of primary school teachers in the State of West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath observed that the High Court direction for CBI probe at an early stage "may fall short …

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High Number of Vacant Posts of Principals, Dropout Rate: NCPCR on Delhi Govt Schools
2 years, 2 months ago

High Number of Vacant Posts of Principals, Dropout Rate: NCPCR on Delhi Govt Schools

News 18  

Weeks after an international daily praised the AAP-led Delhi government’s education model, the apex child rights body NCPCR has pointed out lacunas like high number of vacant posts of principals, pupil to teacher ratio and dropout rate. On the out-of-school children, the NCPCR said the transition rate from primary to upper primary was 99.86 per cent and that for elementary …

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