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Calcutta HC orders parents to pay 50% of due schools fees to avoid action

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that at least 50 per cent of the due school fee of students will have to be paid by defaulting parents within three weeks

Kejriwal approves DoE proposal to take over management of private school

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved a proposal of the Directorate of Education (DoE) to take over the management of a top private school in national capital over alleged fee hike

Private schools report 20-50% dip in revenue; 55% teachers faced salary cut

With Covid pandemic, majority of private schools across the country have reported a 20-50 per cent decrease in revenue, leading to reduction in teachers' salaries at some of them

Delhi: SC refuses to stay HC order allowing pvt schools to levy annual fee

The Delhi government filed the intra-court appeal before the division bench of the high court and was aggrieved by the order not staying the single judge bench verdict.

Regulatory process now easier for Delhi private schools to get recognition

Delhi has made it slightly easier for private schools to get recognition or extension of their provisional recognition, reducing the number of regulatory compliance parameters from 91 to 73

CBSE announces board exam schedule for classes 10 and 12 beginning May 4

The CBSE announced on Tuesday the schedule for classes 10 and 12 board exams which will begin on May 4

Fate of budget private schools hangs in the balance as they wait to reopen

Hit by non-payment of fees, schools fear that many students will not return

How reservation in private schools isn't working for poor children

Social discrimination, illegal demands for tuition, activity fees, and non-reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by private schools that join the programme are the factors that hobble RTE system

Noida pvt schools struggle for attendance as parents still wary of Covid-19

Private schools in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar are struggling to get students of classes 9 to 12 back as parents continue to feel unsafe to send their wards for physical classes due to Covid-19

Mohali: Pvt schools to continue online classes despite govt order to reopen

The private schools in Mohali have decided to continue with the online classes, even as the Punjab government ordered to reopen schools and coaching institutions in a graded manner from Thursday

Plea seeks payment of dues by Delhi govt to schools teaching EWS students

A trust representing many private schools has moved SC seeking a direction to the Delhi government to release all outstanding dues to them on account of imparting education to students from EWS

Coronavirus Unlock: List of states that will reopen schools; Key guidelines

Maharashtra, Manipur, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and others are yet to take a final decision on resuming classes. Here's a list of states will will allow schools to re-open and those that won't

Statsguru: Is NEP 2020 a solution to India's core problems with education?

The National Statistical Office's 2017-18 report on education shows that less than 50% students get education for free after Class 8

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why are Netas admitted even when not critical?

From shutdowns hitting low-income private schools, to resumption of parliament to learning where migrants returned to

On a budget and a prayer: The struggle for survival of low-cost pvt schools

Closed by Covid-19, budget private schools are struggling to cope and many could collapse without timely intervention

Don't waive fees, clear reimbursements of EWS students: Pvt schools to govt

Instead of waiving the fee, government can help poor and needy parents by putting an equal amount of school fees in their bank accounts under DBT.

Coronavirus: Kendriya Vidyalayas, pvt schools to announce results online

Several private schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region are also resorting to alternative measures than PTMs for announcing results

Declare education 'for profit': Educationists, private schools urge govt

It is an open secret that school owners make money - at times hand over fist - but maintain that they are not for profit

Parents prefer private schools for boys in 4-8 age group: ASER report

The ASER for 2019 is based on a survey conducted in 26 districts across 24 states in India, covering over 36,000 children in the age group of 4-8 years

Replace pvt schools inside IITs with Kendriya Vidyalayas: Delhi HC to govt

With the direction, the bench disposed of the petition filed by Sujeet Swami, a Kota based activist and former employee of IIT Mandi.