Right to Education

[Mad Indian]

Reminds me of this


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Why vote for these ******s and later whine about it?

 

[SPIEZ]

Why vote for these ******s and later whine about it?

If u r talking about the Brits, I dont think I could have voted for them.
And if you think I was voting for Congress, think again.


At least the middle class should be given the credit, for putting the poor back to school.

 

[Ray]

So, this will be successful?

Time will tell!

 

[Mad Indian]

If u r talking about the Brits, I dont think I could have voted for them.
And if you think I was voting for Congress, think again.


At least the middle class should be given the credit, for putting the poor back to school.

I was not talking about you mate

just the middle class who vote for them

Any way, if they have no problem in paying up extra - then why there is problem in the first place?

 

[nrj]

Mayo College refuses admission to poor children

The prestigious Mayo College Ajmer today told the Rajasthan High Court that it will not grant admission to 25 per cent students from the weaker sections as made mandatory under the Right To Education Act, saying it is not applicable to it.

Appearing for Mayo College administration in the High Court senior advocate Abhay Bhandari said, "there will be no admission for weaker section students as the Supreme Court has clarified that boarding schools are not covered by Right to

Education Act and they are free to make their admission

policies. which heard a writ petition in this regard, senior

"It has further been clarified that Central government will issue a separate notification clarifying this position shortly as per direction of the Supreme Court," he argued.

Earlier, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had issued a notice dated November 21, 2011 to Mayo administration to scrap the admission procedure after it was reported that it had conducted entrance test and screening as also interviews of parents on December 21 and 22 last year in violation of RTE Act.

Besides, the local administration had also served a notice on the school to comply with the mandatory provision under Right to Education Act.

The Act mandates that poor, weaker section and disabled students should be given free education in their neighbourhood by all private schools. However, the minority run institutes are exempted.

The senior counsel said the Mayo College administration will not be bound by RTE Act to admit poor students as the apex court has clarified that schools which are running day-boarding are not governed by the RTE Act.

A writ petition was filed challenging the notice and direction of National Commission for Child Rights Protection and Ajmer administration requiring schools to undo the admissions made for current session and follow the provisions of the Act.

Today when the petition came up before the High Court, Bhandari told the bench that the controversy raised in the petition before the high court has been settled by an order of the Supreme Court passed and clarified in the case of unaided private schools of Rajasthan vs Union of India and as such the writ may be disposed off in the same light.

The bench than ordered the writ to be disposed off.

RTE: Mayo College refuses admission to poor children - Indian Express

 

[nrj]

Most states to miss March 31 deadline for compliance with Right to Education Act

NEW DELHI: On Monday, when the deadline for compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act expires, children will get a short shrift again. Government data shows about 40% primary schools don't have adequate teachers, 33% are without girls' toilets and 39% lack ramps for children with disabilities.

With the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act in 2009 all states and Union Territories were expected to comply with the norms by March 31, 2013 — a deadline that most states will miss. These norms included optimum pupil-teacher ratio, infrastructure rules like adequate drinking water, toilets, stipulated working days and instruction hours and establishment of school management committees.

Of the 52 lakh sanctioned posts of teachers, there are 11 lakh vacancies. Besides shortage, states are also battling the malaise of untrained or under-qualified teachers that is pegged at around 8.6 lakh or 20% of the total teachers. The states with the bulk of these teachers is West Bengal (1.97 lakh), Bihar (1.86 lakh) and Jharkhand (77,000). Infrastructure norms for drinking water (94% of schools) and ramps (in 61% of schools) have been complied with, while 64% schools have separate toilets for girls and boys.

States have sought an extension in the deadline as they flounder due to lack of adequate resources and political will. But experts point to a more worrying concern: the lack of attention to learning outcomes. Several studies, including the ASER survey 2012, say that while enrolment has increased and more children are going to school, learning levels have dipped.

Noting that over three lakh private budget schools face closure after March 31 — the deadline for meeting infrastructure requirements under the Act, impacting 4-5 crore students — Ashish Dhawan from Centre Square Foundation said private school regulation should be based on audited performance rather than input-based norms.

Educational Initiatives' SridharRajagopalan said that regular and third party measurement of learning was required. Giving the example of Gujarat that organizes an annual assessment for student learning called `Gunatsav', Rajagopalan said that students were assessed by teachers in the first round and then 25% randomly picked schools were assessed by ministers and senior officials led by CM NarendraModi.

Accountability Initiatives' Yamini Aiyer pointed out that learning outcomes had to become part of the states' and Centre's goals. She also underlined the importance of the school management committees and greater involvement of parents in running a school.

Civil society representatives said that a large number of low-fee private schools faced closure because of undue emphasis on infrastructure issues rather than learning outcomes.

Most states to miss March 31 deadline for compliance with Right to Education Act - The Times of India

 

[W.G.Ewald]

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