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Maharashtra: Forced to travel 50 km for e-classes, children demand internet

Around 200 children were forced to travel 50 km daily to reach an area with Internet connection to attend online classes from their remote coastal villages in Maharashtra

Madhav Chavan on challenges to education in Covid-19, and doable solutions

Undaunted by the challenges the pandemic has posed for education, Chavan offers radical - but doable - solutions to Anjuli Bhargava

Over 100,000 school students attend neighbourhood classes in Tripura

On its first day, over 100,000 school students in Tripura attended neighbourhood clases in open places maintaining social distancing, a state minister said

Final exams crucial step in student's career, states can't cancel them: UGC

UGC said states cannot say that its July 6 directive, asking universities and colleges to conduct final year examinations by September 30 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was not binding

Tricolour sales dip as schools, colleges remain closed due to Covid-19

A factor that is contributing to dipping sales is the online sale of national flags on e-commerce websites, says Khadi Gram Udyog employee

Muktangan children shine, braving the Covid-19 pandemic

Time for top corporates to increase philanthropy budget

New Education Policy 2020: All you need to know in 10 key points

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved National Education Policy 2020 bringing major reforms in higher education

Unlock 3: Night curfew ends, no schools till August 31, gyms can reopen

The government ignored demands by cinema hall owners for reopening. Theatres, bars, and places of congregation will also remain shut

US divided over mask wearing and schools reopening as pandemic rages

Amid the patchwork of policies, the United States reported a daily global record of more than 77,000 new infections on Thursday

Engineering courses in Telangana to start Aug 17, decision on schools soon

Academic year for engineering courses in Telangana will start from August 17 and that a final decision will be taken on the opening of schools in the State, CM K Chandrashekhar Rao announced

Back-to-school plans in the time of Covid-19 stress working parents

Coronavirus, and the upending of society it has produced, have caused these views of school in American life to collide in ways that have thrown millions of parental lives into disarray

Can't turn it into another political game: WHO on schools reopening

We can't turn schools into yet another political football in this game. It's not fair on our children, Ryan said

Reopen or lose federal funds: Trump warns schools as Covid-19 cases rise

Despite Trump's increased pressure on state and local officials, New York City announced that most of its students would return to classrooms only two or three days a week

Trump threatens to 'cut off funding' if US schools do not open in fall

The Republican president, who is seeking re-election in November, accused Democrats of wanting to keep schools shut for political reasons

Trump pushes for schools to reopen despite surge in Covid-19 cases

On Tuesday, Trump was scheduled to hold a discussion at the White House on re-opening schools

Donald Trump says schools must reopen in fall, despite Covid-19 pandemic

Schools are largely under the jurisdiction of state and local governments. Educators have struggled with decisions over opening schools considering the risk of infection to both students and faculty.

Unlock 2: Schools to remain shut; domestic flights, trains to be expanded

More domestic flights and passenger trains will be allowed in a calibrated manner, as the government issued guidelines for the month-long 'Unlock 2' beginning July 1

Karnataka bans online classes from LKG to V; warns against increasing fees

For classes VI to X, a committee has been formed to submit recommendations on the pros and cons of online education

Unlock 1.0 kicks in: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open from June 8

With this, the Centre has outlined a plan to reopen nearly all activities outside of containment zones starting Monday.

Lockdown 3.0 opens livelihood door; travel by air, rail remains prohibited

Two-week extension allows relaxation for several businesses