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How is the education industry in India faring across India. here are some great though-leaders views on this very important pillar of our young nation.
Kids for Kids x SCEAD Foundation
On June 19th, 2023, the Kids For Kids foundation partnered together with the SCEAD foundation, India, to improve and help young children at the Gasper Foundation, Bangalore. We provided the foundation with laptops, so that we can empower students at the orphanages to achieve their goals.
Video of the founder discussing the partnership and picture of the students with the laptops.
Student Testimonial
Fixing India Education (Podcast)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7C7SxQUR2plzj6SvPrL5Wb?si=c151a16bff11409e
Episode Description: It's a humanitarian and moral failure that 73 years after independence, our education system remains broken. We have failed our children all this time. Karthik Muralidharan joins Amit Varma in an episode of Seen and the Unseen to share his insights from years of research on the ground. We can fix this. Is the NEP part of the solution?
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What comes after the perfect score?
https://the-ken.com/edsetgo/what-comes-after-the-perfect-score/
For a record 11 subjects, top-tier DU colleges have asked for a substantial pound of flesh from aspiring applications: a perfect 100% in their board examinations. This should technically be a disaster for students. They should be out on the streets, tearing this admissions process to shreds. A 100% score should be an anomaly and not the norm.
‘Learning loss’ in the pandemic, explained: The case of elementary schools in Karnataka
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Impact of COVID-19 on school education in India
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The world has changed: Why not schools? (Webinar - Forced out of school buildings because of the pandemic, students across the globe are struggling to learn and progress. Typical approaches to schooling aren’t translating well to students who are only connected online, if at all. But this isn’t a new phenomenon, the pandemic has simply made a growing problem visible.)
The World Has Changed: Why Haven't Schools? - YouTube
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The hard lessons from India’s lost school year - The Ken (the-ken.com)
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Recent developments and challenges in the Indian education sector - India Today
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