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BLOG // NILANJAN CHAUDHURI
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Back To Basics: Understanding The Educational Indicators (Part 2 of 2)
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Last
week, we discussed two types of educational indicators - (1)
Indicators for Access and Coverage, and (2) Indicators Measuring
Efficiency of an Educational System.
This week, we will focus on the following indicators:
(3). Indicators on Quality of Education (4). Indicators on Inputs
(5). Indicators on Facilities
These five
different types of indicators can be applied to have a primary
understanding of an educational system. We need to use these indicators
frequently to arrive at important policy decisions or assess the system
or an existing policy.
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FULL STORY >>
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VIDEO // UNICEF INDIA, APRIL 2014
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What Is Right To Education? #RTE
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In this animated Bengali film by UNICEF India, children explain the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act (subtitles included).
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RESEARCH // THE WORLD BANK, JUNE 2014
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Private Non-State Sector Engagement In The Provision Of Educational Services At The Primary And Secondary Levels In South Asia
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Private
(non-state) sector engagement in the provision of educational services
at the primary and secondary levels in South Asia has recently
undergone remarkable growth. This type of education comes in various
forms, such as schools financed and managed by the private sector,
schools financed by the government and managed by the private sector,
private school vouchers, and tutoring outside the classroom. According
to recent household survey data, almost one-third of school-goers aged
6 to 18 years in South Asia go to private schools, with a high
concentration in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Data for
India, Nepal, and Pakistan show that on average, private schools
perform at least as well as government schools on student test scores,
after controlling for socioeconomic factors, and they do so at
significantly lower costs to society.
However,
student achievement varies greatly across schools of each type, with
many weak private schools as well as strong government schools.
Substantial, albeit indirect, evidence points to teacher behavior and
accountability as an important driver of the effectiveness of private
schools. In the long run, however, many factors may play important
roles in sustaining the private sector’s advantage. Another risk is
that overall poor quality in a large government sector may set a low
benchmark for the private sector. The findings cast doubt on the
effectiveness of government regulations for private schools, given weak
institutional capacity. Public-private partnerships with effective
accountability mechanisms could leverage both equity and efficiency.
Finally, it appears important to understand and customize teaching to
the child’s individual level.
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OPINION
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Degrees Or Abilities - What Makes A Good HRD Minister?
Smriti Irani's '6-day degree' (now certificate) programme from Yale led to yet another debate about formal qualifications and suitability for a job: what is your take?
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Her Gender, Her Zipcode, Her Economic Condition
In developing countries, there are three structural issues that prevent a girl from fulfilling her right to education. Without further ado, girl's education is >>
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SOS: Save 300,000 Budget Private Schools
Special Report by Autar Nehru, Aruna Ravikumar and Nadia Lewis, Education World: The Human Development Magazine, August 2014
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THE RTE NEWSREEL
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Rajasthan // Hindustan Times of India // 12 August 2014
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HC Notice To Govt, School Boards, Coaching Institutes
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JAIPUR:
The Rajasthan high court on Monday issued notices to the state
government, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Rajasthan
Board of Secondary Education (RBSE), Allen Career Institute, Kota and
Shiv Jyoti School, Kota among others over functioning of "unrecognized"
private coaching institutes in the state especially in Kota in an
"institutionalized" manner in the name of preparing students for
admission to IITs and medical colleges and subverting school education.
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Maharashtra // Pune Mirror // 11 August 2014
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B’bay HC Demands Clarity On Reimbursements In 3 Weeks
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With
issues around admissions of underprivileged children under the Act
raging on, all eyes are set on result of PIL filed by NGO, addressing
inefficiency in RTE implementation. Finally there might be some clarity
regarding fee reimbursements for admissions of underprivileged children
conducted under the 'jinxed' Right To Education (RTE).
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Tamil Nadu // The New Indian Express // 9 August 2014
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Many Schools Not Aware Of RTE Act
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CHENNAI:
Most private schools in the State have not implemented RTE and several
schools are not aware of the Act, said a report put out by Sama Kalvi
Iyakkam (SKI), a Tamil Nadu-based child rights movement. The report,
released here on Friday, titled ‘Status Report of Implementation and
Monitoring of Right To Education - Act 2009 in Tamil Nadu’, was
compiled with support from Child Rights and You (CRY).
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Jammu and Kashmir // Daily Excelsior // 9 August 2014
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NSUI Threatens Agitation For Right To Education In J&K
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JAMMU,
Aug 8: National Students’ Union of India today warned agitation if the
Right to Education Act is not immediately implemented in Jammu and
Kashmir. Talking to media persons, here today, the NSUI State president
Neeraj Kundan lamented that it was very unfortunate that the Right to
Education was not a Fundamental Right in the State.
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Global // Chicago Defender // 6 August 2014
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"You Can Do Better": Michelle Obama Urges Girls To Honor The Value Of Education
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Michelle
Obama is calling on young women in the U.S. to take their education a
little more seriously. Kids in the United States are often depicted
viewing school as an unbearable daily chore, but education is not a
basic right everywhere in the world. In her open letter to Seventeen
magazine, the first lady asked readers to consider how hard it is for
some women to even access an elementary-school level education. Whether
for financial reasons, gender inequality or even religious beliefs,
girls all over the globe are actively kept out of class.
Happy Independence Day! We wish you a good time, in the spirit of freedom towards an education of choice.
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