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Around 3 Lakh Students In Delhi Shifted To Govt Schools, Colleges
CM Arvind Kejriwal recently took to Twitter to announce that government schools of Delhi are receiving overwhelming application requests for admissions. According to the reports of DoE, around 18 lakh students have enrolled for admissions this while in 2020-21 it was 17 lakh, and in 2019-20, only 15 lakh applicants had applied. However, it is expected that the sudden shift is perceived due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
Tags: New Delhi, Education, delhi schools, Covid-19, Public Schooling
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Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen Says NEP Does Not Focus On Public Schooling
Economist Amartya Sen said that the ratio of private schooling in India is high and this was concerning. While discussing on National Education Policy, he said that India's NEP has neglected the public schooling aspect, which is starkly different from other countries. Calling the COVID-19 situation as an "educational emergency", he said that the learning gap between those in private schools and government schools will increase owing to remote… read-more
Tags: NEP, Schools, Public Schooling, Amartya Sen
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