PSSEMR School to host TEDx Davangere tomorrow

PSSEMR School to host TEDx Davangere tomorrow

Eminent personalities and achievers from various fields will be delivering talks sharing their perspectives during the TEDx Davangere event to be hosted by PSSEMR School in Davangere on Saturday. The event being held with the theme ‘“Awakening Intelligence: Spiritual, Emotional and Artificial” will be held at Shri S.S. Ganesh Auditorium on PSSEMR School campus, will … Read more

Special residential school to come up for cancer-affected children

Special residential school to come up for cancer-affected children

The State government has taken steps to start a separate free residential school in Bengaluru city for cancer-affected children. During an interative session at The Hindu office here on Thursday, Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa said that this will be the first residential school in the country, particularly for these children. “Around 3.5 acres … Read more

Grief strikes Kollam family as Class VIII student electrocuted at school

Grief strikes Kollam family as Class VIII student electrocuted at school

Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty offering tributes to Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam, who was electrocuted on Thursday.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On Thursday morning, Midhun, a Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School, left his home at Valiyapadam East Ward of West Kallada grama panchayat … Read more

In a first, President Murmu sanctions grant for Eklavya school toppers

In a first, President Murmu sanctions grant for Eklavya school toppers

President Murmu sanctions discretionary fund for top students in Eklavya schools to promote tribal education and empowerment. File | Photo Credit: Singam Venkataramana In a first-of-its-kind initiative, President Droupadi Murmu has sanctioned a discretionary fund to the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) for toppers from the Eklavya Model Residential Schools this year. Officials … Read more

Odisha surpasses Kerala to secure 5th rank in school education index

Odisha surpasses Kerala to secure 5th rank in school education index

Odisha has achieved a remarkable climb in the Union Ministry of Education’s Performance Grading Index 2.0 (PGI2.0) for 202324, securing the fifth position nationally. The state improved from 14th place in 2019 to fifth, registering a score of 595.6 out of 1,000, and earning the Prachesta3 grade. In a post on X, former Chief Minister … Read more

No meat, eggs or school uniforms in State Gurukuls 

No meat, eggs or school uniforms in State Gurukuls 

Students at SC, ST, BC and Minorities residential schools and colleges do not find egg, meat or fruits in their daily diet, or even school uniforms to wear, just a few weeks into the start of the new academic year. Contractors and suppliers of these essentials are vexed as their payments are pending for several … Read more

Skin cancer: Primary school sun safety lessons trialled

Skin cancer: Primary school sun safety lessons trialled

Sophie van Brugen BBC News BBC Pupils at Platt Primary school in Maidstone learn about sun protection Children as young as five are being taught how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen, as part of a new pilot aimed at reducing future skin cancer cases. The initiative, currently being trialled in primary schools across … Read more

Cyberabad police launch School Safety Clubs to tackle bullying, abuse and drugs

Cyberabad police launch School Safety Clubs to tackle bullying, abuse and drugs

Cyberabad Police has launched School Safety Clubs initiative to strengthen child protection measures across educational institutions | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT In a bid to address rising concerns over bullying, child abuse, drug use, and cyber threats in schools, the Cyberabad Police has launched a multi-pronged School Safety Clubs initiative to strengthen child protection measures … Read more

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Branwen Jeffreys Education editor Getty Images The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic – children from the lowest income families are now up to … Read more