teachers

a teacher teaching school children

May 17, 2023

How can teachers’ well-being be promoted?

Teachers' working hours are grossly underestimated and their emotional labour and administrative duties remain unaccounted. To promote their well-being, this invisible labour needs to be seen as work.

by Amrita Nair, Shruti Prasad | 7 min read

A child's illustration of a city--inclusion

May 12, 2023

How to build inclusive schools

Instead of creating separate solutions for children with disabilities, we must think of inclusion as a strand that can be woven into schools' existing models.

by Sonali Saini | 6 min read

A woman teaching another woman--public healthcare

December 6, 2022

Five things public health can learn from education

We often view public health very differently from education. What if the two are more similar than we think?

by Minha Khan | 9 min read

woman teaching a small child in a classroom_early childhood education

November 3, 2022

What will it cost to universalise early childhood education in India?

A recent study estimates the financial investment India needs for a robust early childhood education system, and suggests ways in which underutilised public funds can be used to strengthen it.

by Avinash Singh, Kamal Gaur, Sandeep Sharma | 6 min read

An empty classroom-education

August 26, 2022

Atishi Marlena and Pramath Raj Sinha on the faults in our education system

Arun Maira speaks to both experts on the state of education in India and why teaching methodologies in schools and colleges need to change.

by India Development Review | 9 min read

Children in a file at school-school improvement

August 11, 2022

Why an ineffective school improvement programme was scaled up

A programme to improve school governance in MP was scaled up despite being ineffective. What can its perceived success teach us about improving public service delivery at scale?

by India Development Review | 5 min read

Fish in water_Aseema Charitable Trust

September 2, 2020

NEP 2020: Getting the basics right

We will only achieve tangible gains in education if we prioritise critical elements of the new National Education Policy.

by Doug Johnson, Suvojit Chattopadhyay | 5 min read

Graphic with different Indian languages

March 12, 2020

Why Indian children can’t read

How does one interpret the annual ASER results, where Grade V children can't read a Grade II textbook in their local language? Is it because of poor teaching in schools or is there something to the vernacular we are missing?

by Natasha Joshi | 6 min read

Young children laughing next to a brick kiln in Sonale, India

May 28, 2019

What standardised testing doesn’t tell us about learning

When we look at learning outcomes for children, we only look at standardised tests, ignoring any indigenous knowledge, language, or problem solving strategies they might have.

by Nilesh Nimkar | 5 min read

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