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Why are countries like Finland and Australia including media & information literacy in their national education policy & what lessons can India learn from them? Read our story on the need for media information and literacy in India: https://t.co/VDEz0Atisb

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India has 600 million smart phone users, but questions remain on digital, media and information literacy. Our story, by @niharika____, looks at programmes in India, and what more needs to be done: https://t.co/VDEz0AtQhJ

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When India’s digital literacy schemes began, they used the same jargon & rationale as used across the world, without studying India’s specific needs, says Gunjan Sharma, professor, Dr B R Ambedkar University. @niharika____ story on digital literacy: https://t.co/VDEz0Atisb

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‘Digital literacy is essential for the digital revolution but by the time the National Digital Literacy Mission was formalised & implemented it was already outdated,’ says @OsamaManzar of @DEFindia. Our story on media information & literacy: https://t.co/VDEz0AtQhJ

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Children are yet to make-up for the #learning loss due to the #school closures from #Covid19. Experts suggest schools continue remedial classes, cut the syllabus down to only what is the most important, & children get a chance to make-up in 2023: https://t.co/czu9qYboR2

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Many parents who could afford coaching classes & good quality pvt #schools are confident that their children will pull through for the next year despite the setbacks from #Covid19. Parents with children in govt schools are still not confident #education https://t.co/czu9qYboR2

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Teachers say remedial classes let students who struggle in class keep up and give teachers more time to help them. These classes should continue in 2023 as children are yet to make-up for the gaps in #learning due to #Covid19, experts say: #education https://t.co/czu9qYboR2

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The 1st full year back to school after the prolonged closures due to #Covid19 in 2020/21, was a year of students struggling with writing & reading, & of re-learning. Have students caught-up? We asked parents, teachers and students in 4 states: #education https://t.co/czu9qYboR2

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Teachers and parents put in more effort in children’s education with teachers taking extra classes at school, & parents sending children to pvt coaching classes, to make-up for the #learning loss because of #Covid19. Our story on how kids fared in 2022: https://t.co/czu9qYbWGA

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I think we could devise better ways of getting to know our children’s capabilities, says Pratham's Rukmini Banerji, suggesting that we go beyond just school exams to assess children. Read the full interview: https://t.co/3FkrVaVgeh

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Why can’t you have ‘any time testing’ in every community in India, which lets kids test themselves? Why should testing be so high-stress? Pratham's Rukmini Banerji suggests changing India’s examination system in this #interview https://t.co/3FkrVaDFmJ

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We need to learn from the Covid experience if we want families, parents, siblings and communities to remain engaged with #children's learning. The remote methods must get stronger and supplemental even with #schools open, says Rukmini Banerji. #interview https://t.co/3FkrVaVgeh

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“Covid made us realise that we have more strengths than perhaps we were giving ourselves credit for. We shouldn’t let go of this collaboration between school and home just because #schools have reopened,” says Pratham's Rukmini Banerji. #interview https://t.co/3FkrVaVgeh

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Putting the curriculum aside for 2 hrs a day, focusing on building foundational skills & getting everyone involved in helping children can help them recoup the learning loss due to #Covid19 school closures, says Rukmini Banerji of @Pratham_India #education https://t.co/3FkrVaVgeh

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Over the years, the govt has allocated less money for the school #education programme, Samagra Shiksha, as compared to the ministry’s projected budget. This is true in #Budget2022, despite an increase in the budget. Read: https://t.co/dY2TYyxcVc

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In 2021-22, HP (41%) & Maha (39%) allocated relatively higher shares of their Samagra Shiksha budgets for quality Interventions while UP (13%) & Bihar (15%) allocated less. Learn why this is important as children return to #schools after #lockdowns: https://t.co/dY2TYyxcVc

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Samagra Shiksha, the central govt’s school #education programme, has two imp. sub-components, one on quality interventions & the other for the Right to Edn Act, which can help schools as they re-open. Did #Budget2022 allocate more money for it? Read here: https://t.co/dY2TYyONMK

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After prolonged closures for in-person teaching, schools are now reopening. Mridusmita Bordoloi & @avgtendencies of @AccInitiative write for @IndiaSpend on how the Samagra Shiksha funds, increased in #Budget2022, could help #schools get back on track: https://t.co/dY2TYyONMK

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#Budget2022 allocated Rs 37,383 crore to a key #education programme, Samagra Shiksha, up by 20% from Rs 31,050 crore in 2021-22. Read our story to learn why this is important: https://t.co/dY2TYyxKKK

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Edn depts across states have little leeway on spending on quality #education, as most money is for teacher salaries & admin expenses. This is where Samagra Shiksha, a central govt programme, comes in. Read to know why #Budget2022 increased its funds: https://t.co/dY2TYyxKKK