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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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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Female children of domestic workers are not allowed to work as anything else but domestic help, even after getting minimum education. In India the working women today aides the economic status of the household and the society as a whole. But our nation is yet to actualize the true potential of women. Even today 94% […]
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They are waiting for online classes to begin Indian students studying in Ukraine are worried about their education and future as uncertainty looms due to the Russia-Ukraine situation. Anushka Pant, 22, a first-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University in Ukraine, informed The Observer: “Our education has been severely affected by the war […]
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Media literacy is still an additional workshop in Indian schools and a touchy topic in Indian homes—teachers, media experts and sociologists say that this needs to change. Bengaluru: It is 2 p.m., an hour after lunch break. As *Ishita looks out of her classroom window, she sees the gloomy grey clouds fill Bengaluru’s skies. She looks […]
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Children could not attend online classes for varied reasons. Devik Bhanushali, 17, was happy with his daily routine: Waking up every morning, going to school, learning new things, coming back, playing video games, solving a Sudoku with his evening tea, and then going to sleep. That was his life for some years now; but two […]
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Without proper infrastructure or syllabus, madrasa students in Bangalore are caught in a trap. Bangalore: In the afternoon, the streets of Shivaji Nagar are brimming with activity. A few scrap dealers wipe their brows of the Bengaluru humidity, awaiting customers. The food shop at the front of the road prepares flatbreads for the upcoming lunch […]
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With limited or no means to continue their learning, slum children skip a year’s education. The pandemic highlights how digital divide could halt education, the most basic necessity of Bangalore’s slums’ upgrading. The schools have remained shut due to the onset of the pandemic. They were shut until December 2020, when the Karnataka government […]
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Studies have suggested that the Human Development Index (HDI) of which education dimension comprises of a third will see a striking decline. BENGALURU: The overnight announcement of a country-wide lockdown altered the purview of education of many who were going to school. By January 2021, schools have been shut for around 300 days now. While […]
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