Govt prepares draft policy on quality of care at play schools

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 23:02

The government has prepared a draft policy for regulating the quality of care and education provided to children at play schools and creches across the country.

Mother tongue in primary education: SC`s const bench to decide

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 18:49

The Supreme Court on Friday said its constitution bench will examine whether government can impose mother tongue or regional language as the medium of instruction at the primary education stage.

SC slams lapses in posting primary education workers

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 21:02

Justice Misra observed that the "populist principalities can be used to spoil the future of the future generations".

Primary syllabus should be `creative`: Kalam

Last Updated: Saturday, December 17, 2011, 19:46

Emphasising on the need to remodel the primary school syllabus, A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday said the curriculum needs to be "creative".

‘Nehru`s approach to primary education lamentable’

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 22:44

Noble laureate Amartya Sen regretted a lackadaisical approach to primary education since Independence, and pitched for enhanced government focus on the sector for robust economic growth.

Over a lakh children in Delhi still out of school

Last Updated: Friday, April 1, 2011, 21:45

The RTE report card which analysed the primary education scenario in the country was released especially for the occasion.

AP govt gives English push at primary education level

Last Updated: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 11:37

With English increasingly becoming the preferred language of education even among students hailing from poorer sections, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to lay emphasis on the language right from Class I in its schools.

Amartya Sen for curriculum review in primary education

Last Updated: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 10:44

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen feels there is an urgent need to review the curriculum at the primary level to make home task redundant and private tuition unnecessary.