300 English Schools Open, 50 Gujarati Schools Close Annually There is a growing chorus to introduce the teaching of English as a subject from class I in primary schools across the state. Educationists say that this demand is rising as even parents from the lower middle class now aspire having their children study in English […]

School’s licence cancelled for violating cold wave closure orders At least 25 schoolchildren were killed at a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district, after a speeding truck collided with a school bus early on Thursday, the state police said. More than 30 children are being treated for injuries at various hospitals, where the condition […]

This widens learning disparities between RTE and non-RTE students in class 1, say academicians While the Right to Education Act directs governments to make free pre-school education available to disadvantaged children above three years of age, Gujarat government has failed miserably in implementing RTE in pre-primary education. This, even as it contemplates extending RTE Act […]

Std 1 to 8 students in govt, pvt schools found struggling in mother tongue besides arithmetic and English At a time when Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his ministerial colleagues are busy evaluating quality of education through Gunotsav 2017 -an initiative to evaluate primary education scenario and grade primary school teachers -the Annual Status of […]

B-School to begin two-year e-PGP course in June. It will offer online, classroom learning to working professionals, bizmen Bringing some hope to working professionals who cannot afford to quit their jobs but aspire to pursue higher education, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has announced an online diploma course in management. The twoyear post-graduate programme […]