Early Childhood Care and Education – In focus around the globe
UNESCO joins hands with OECD and UNICEF to make a call for strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) across the world at the Global Education Meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium, in December 2018. Read the report here. ECCE is increasingly gaining momentum as the need for ensuring that we provide all children the right foundation […]Read More
Content, Art and Illustrations the ‘Economist’s best of 2018’
The Economist released it best of 2018 illustrated highlights, declaring its artwork of the year. It combines depictions of current themes in artform, where creativity meets reality. Follow the article to see them here. Struggling IL&FS group has decided to put its Education and Wealth Management arms on the block for stake sale in […]Read More
Karnataka State proposes to amend the RTE Act to provide preference to government schools
In Karnataka, the State is moving to amend the Right to Education Act to permitting parents to admit children into private schools based on provisions, only if there is no government school in the vicinity of 1km of the child’s home. Currently there is a 25% reservation under the RTE Act for children of under-privileged […]Read More
6 CEO, 7 DIET principal posts lying vacant in J&K State of India since months
In the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir, six crucial posts of chief education officers (CEOs) Education departments, and five of principals for District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) are lying vacant for several months. There are reports of crumbling administration due to the same. (Read news report here) In a few months two […]Read More
ZIMBABWE get a Funeral Management Institute
Zimbabwe recently saw the opening of the Institute of Funeral Business Management a training and research institute for developing skills and information on the Funeral Industry. According to this report the institute will train workers to meet demand for roles such as morticians, embalmers and undertakers.Read More
