Editor’s note: The draft New Education Policy, which intends to introduce broad reforms, is now open for public scrutiny. In this three-part series, Firstpost examines the structural efficacy of the proposed policy. This is the first part…
Vineeta Garg, an educator at the SRDAV Public School in Delhi, uses virtual reality (VR) to make teaching more impactful for her students. “VR helps me to take my students anywhere in the world –…
West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee. Several organizations of university teachers had said they would take legal action if the state government implemented the new terms and conditions. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Kolkata: The West Bengal government…
Education pays. According to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), adults with a college degree are 10 percentage points more likely to be employed, and will earn 56% more on average…
Haryana school teachers will not more be allowed to use cell phones in classrooms, as per the guidelines released by the state government on Thursday. According to the new rules, teachers cannot bring their mobile…
Kolkata: The Department of School Education and Literacy, HRD ministry, is set to roll out a central evaluation system for teachers, though it will not be binding on the state governments, department secretary Anil Swarup…
National 5 changes will lead to longer question papers for most subjects New and expanded National 5 question papers represent a resurgence of high-stakes exams that risks undermining pupils’ educational prospects, teachers are warning. Concerns…
Children with graduate nursery teachers achieve only slightly more by the end of Reception than children with unqualified teachers Children who have access to a qualified teacher at nursery school do only slightly better at…
Teachers are trying to do too much when it comes to student learning, says this teacher. They need to take a step back and give students the room to grow Even in an already incredibly…
There are 20,000 teachers in schools in England without any budget to train them, according to research by the Teacher Development Trust. Teacher quality has often been highlighted as the key to raising school standards…