Lack of computer educators and digital literacy is impacting the academics and career aspirations of students studying in a Government First Grade Degree College and a pre-university (PU) college. The lack of importance given to digital literacy has been impacting the way students perceive careers in government degree and PU colleges in Kampli Taluk of […]
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Mothers like Madhuri and Anusha believe that an English education will protect the future of their children. A quiet atmosphere outside the single-storey school was only broken by the occasional scratch of a pencil on paper. The sharp eyes of the teacher are quick to catch any wandering pair of eyes. She brings distracted students […]
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Even after a decade of demand, the post-matric boys’ hostel is still a dream for students of Gajendragad. Every morning at about six, Pramod wakes up, slips into his uniform, and prepares his backpack for his long day at Government Pre-University College. He rushes to have his breakfast made by his mother early in the […]
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More than 40 percent of science and mathematics teacher posts are vacant in high schools of Savanur. Right after his school hours, Prajwal Shankarappa Ajiar, a ninth-class student, runs to a tuition centre near his home which begins classes at 6 in the evening to learn his favourite science and mathematics “in-depth”. While climbing up […]
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Report finds an alarming disparity in access to technology as many schools fail to provide adequate computer labs for students’ needs. Who needs digital literacy in the 21st century? Apparently children studying in government schools of Kukanoor do not. Karnataka tops the Information Technology (IT) sector in India; the state which has a Silicon Valley […]
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In Siruguppa there is a dearth of teachers. Students are unable to understand the subjects taught to them affecting their overall education. B Sunita Vani has been teaching science at the Government High School in Siruguppa for the last nine years. She sits on a chair while her students write a class test sitting down […]
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Sports equipment remains amiss in various schools. By Hamsaveni N Government schools in Savanur have poor infrastructure, insufficient classrooms, inadequate teaching staff, and shortage of sports equipment. A few schools lack playgrounds and computer education for students. C.N. Hadpada, headmaster of the Government Higher Primary School, Allipura, said, “Although the school has 285 students […]
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The three percent reservation for disabled students in government aided institutions has also failed to encourage the visually impaired to pursue higher education. It is yet another day of spring, the sky is full of clouds, the breeze is soothing in the evenings and the ambience surrounding us makes us feel warm and happy. […]
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In the list of states with the highest incidence of child labour cases, Karnataka stands in the ninth position. Barren land in the middle of fields of Bheemanakatte village, only a few kilometers away from Kengeri, is home to a small community of construction workers and their families. It is surrounded by an array of […]
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Lack of inclusive education and trained personnel force 26 lakh special children out of mainstream education. “Nobody accepted my child into a mainstream school,” said Sudha Madhavi, whose child, Raju* has multiple disabilities – epilepsy, autism and a learning disability. She had to teach her son at home all by herself. “I am alone fighting […]
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