A right that is still a fight

Eight years after the Right to Education Act came into being, its mandate continues to be weakened by shoddy execution

A magnificent setting for Bengali typeface

Two centuries young, Serampore College may be a bit worse for the wear, but its built heritage is a repository for several admirable firsts in the field of education

In private interest

Parents continue to queue up for private schools though tuition costs have tripled in the past seven years

Lessons that shape-shift

Neither vocational training nor academic learning comes with lifetime guarantees anymore. That’s where new age skills come into play

Still safe havens?

The murder of a student, allegedly by his senior, at a Gurugram campus snapped an age-old trust between home and school. Stakeholders are grappling with ways to restore it

In a class of one’s own

A classroom is the first microcosm of society that a child encounters, leaving her with lasting impressions and a behaviour pattern for life. A roundup of a multitude of learning spaces from around the country

Engineering crisis

Technical education is in a mess as seats go abegging amid poor job prospects and an outdated syllabus that falls far short of current market needs

'Convented’ for life

Like it or not, the halo of convent education is unlikely to leave you even decades after you have earned your lady stripes

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