Damini Sud
Pratham’s (An NGO working toward the betterment of the poorer communities including children) community libraries are situated in bastis that comprise 200-250 households.

The Regional Resouce Centre for Elementary Education at the University of Delhi is offering teacher fellowships to schoolteachers to allow them to undertake classroom based research to improve their professional capacities as teachers. Here is a reprot.

K N Chandrashekaran
Their bright and sharp minds often dull when children from regional schools come face to face with children going to urban english medium schools. But their fear of the english language shouldn’t stop them from achieving their goals.

Munusamy Raviraaj
A news report on Makkal Television on July 23rd 2008 reported that government schools in Tiruchi district were closing down due to lack of resources and declining strength.

Rina Mukherji
How important a clean toilet is for children who want to come to school?

Munusamy Raviraaj
Should HIV/AIDS be discussed in schools? How aware should our teachers be of this illness? Based on a survey they conducted, Kalanjiyam an NGO in Tamil Nadu writes.

A majority of children in India are undernourished and anemic. As children spend a lot of time in schools and are greatly influenced by their teachers it is necessary that nutirition education is imparted in schools.

Munusamy Raviraaj
The rural areas, even today, form the backbone of India. Yet not many students from rural schools across the country complete 12th standard and go on to get a college education.