Critics say it is a political gambit as polls approach The Karnataka government plans to allocate funds to schools in the Karnataka-Maharashtra border areas, and in neighboring states, to promote the state’s cultural identity. Addressing a press conference on completing two years as chairman of the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority, Dr. C. Somasekhara said: […]
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Fear of an emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid in Bengaluru, parents are reluctant to send their children to school. For their part, schools are waiting for government orders. Hemu R, a parent whose child studies in class 9, informed The Observer: “It is very scary for me to send my girl to school […]
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For nursery children, online education isn’t proving to be the best approach towards learning. Parents and teachers say low attention span and higher dependence on parents are some of the issues that are restricting the process of learning. Parents are not happy with online classes. Sindhu M. shared: “Initially, my kid was a little agitated […]
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Parents hail the decision; Teachers oppose it Bangalore: The closure of schools because the pandemic caused them losses, a burden increased by the government’s order to charge only 70% of fees. “We give fee discounts to a lot of students, but still parents don’t pay fees. Now with this new order, we won’t have money […]
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But they have to follow govt’s Covid guidelines Bengaluru: Since children and young adults are at a low risk of coronavirus infection, vaccination is not compulsory for students. An officer at the district health office who requested he not be named said the health department cannot make vaccination compulsory for students. However, the department has […]
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Sitamarhi: Bihar’ schools reopened a month ago to clear the doubts of students from classes 9 to 12, but the attendance is still below 15%. Prakash Kumar, a student of Hellen’s Public School, Sitamarhi, informed The Observer: “I am a class 12 student and have a lot of doubts but still can’t visit the school to […]
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Schools just do not bother, says top cop Almost five years after the traffic police ordered fixing of CCTV cameras and GPS systems on schoolbuses, most of these vehicles do not have them. A reality check by The Observer at schools in Majestic, Seshadri Road, Cubbon Park, Vijayanagar and Shivajinagar revealed that most of these […]
Continue ReadingBut teachers are always ready to help students Village schools in Sindagi taluk in Vijayapura district do not have the infrastructure necessary to improve students’ learning abilities. Swathi, a student of class 9 studying in the high school in Otihale village, informed The Observer that her school doesn’t have a library. Consequently, she hadn’t developed […]
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