The periodic news of student suicides in Kota (and elsewhere) are visible and grave reminders of the academic pressures faced by students in the country. By widely targeting students, Vidyartha could make the Kota ‘coaching factory’ model (Johri 2015) seem trivial in comparison.
Ground Zero | Thousands of students throng the coaching centres of #Kota every year in the hope of securing a better future. @MehulMalpani visits the centres and hostels where students oscillate between hope and despair.
https://t.co/HC2vatOMCA
Coaching classes of yore pose physical and monetary constraints. However, the negligible cost of ed-tech apps, predatory pricing, huge discounts, free services, and the lure of ‘competitive advantage for my child’, are likely to expand the coaching classes market.
Our recent webinar "Where Are the Kids?: The Curious Case of Government Schools in Bihar," held on Saturday, August 26th, provided valuable insights into the challenges faced by Bihar Public Schools.
Watch the recording on YouTube: https://t.co/dqsx3Snysd
#WhereAreTheKids
The webinar on "Where Are the Kids?: The Curious Case of Government Schools in Bihar" has started, please join us in live discussion.
Webinar link: https://t.co/TLHGYlKBCe
YouTube LiveStream link: https://t.co/eZVzIQWuR4
🗓 Saturday, 26 Aug, 2023
⏰ 4.30 PM - 6.00 PM IST
Mitra Ranjan: Only 11.1 percent schools comply with RTE norms. So, this study's data seems unsurprising. Sadly, the state govt too has no focus on strengthening Public Education System, just like the central government which is decreasing the budget regularly.
@yadavtejashwi
REMINDER to join our webinar panel discussion "Where Are the Kids?: The Curious Case of Government Schools in Bihar"
Webinar link: https://t.co/TLHGYlKBCe
YouTube LiveStream link: https://t.co/eZVzIQWuR4
🗓 Saturday, 26 Aug, 2023
⏰ 4.30 PM - 6.00 PM IST
#WhereAreTheKids
REMINDER to join our webinar panel discussion "Where Are the Kids?: The Curious Case of Government Schools in Bihar"
Webinar link: https://t.co/TLHGYlKBCe
YouTube LiveStream link: https://t.co/eZVzIQWuR4
🗓 Saturday, 26 Aug, 2023
⏰ 4.30 PM - 6.00 PM IST
#WhereAreTheKids