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Flowers, sanitisers welcome students as Maha schools reopen after 18 months

Schools across Maharashtra resumed physical sessions for classes 5 to 12 on Monday after being shut for over a year-and-a-half in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Schools reopen for classes 8-12 in Mumbai today with Covid-19 protocols

Mumbai schools re-opened for classes 8-12 on Monday in adherence with the Covid-19 Standard Procedure Protocols

Covid-19: Pune city schools gear up for classroom teaching from Monday

Schools for classes VIII to XII will start in physical mode from Monday for first time in18 months in Pune city, and all Covid guidelines issued by government will be adhered to strictly.

Covid-19: Mumbai Mayor issues guidelines for reopening of schools

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday announced strict standard operation procedures (SoPs) for reopening of school for classes 5 to 12 from October 4.

Schools for junior classes to reopen after festival season: DDMA

The DDMA maintained that the Covid situation in the city is "good"

Kerala to conduct exams for over 100,000 students in physical mode from Fri

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the schools in Kerala on Friday started conducting exams in physical mode for over one lakh class 11 and vocational higher secondary students.

Kerala set to re-open schools from November, says state education minister

A comprehensive plan is being prepared in consultation with various stakeholders for the re-opening of educational institutions: Minister

Rajasthan schools to resume offline classes for classes 6-8 from Sept 20

Regular classes for Classes 6 to 8 in Rajasthan will resume from September 20 while classes 1 to 5 will recommence from September 27 with a 50 per cent capacity, state government announced.

Covid in schools: How ventilation can help to combat spread of virus

Filtration systems, such as HEPA-grade air purifiers, have long been used indoors to deal with airborne dust and pollution

77 million children have spent 18 months out of class: UNICEF

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months.This Thursday, the UN agency is closing down its social media channels for the next 18 hours to send one message to the world: #ReopenSchools for in-person learning as soon as possible, UN News reported."117 million students, representing 7,5% of the total student population, are still affected by complete school closures in 18 countries. The number of countries with partly open schools has declined from 52 to 41 over the same period. Schools have remained closed for a total period of 18 months in five countries, accounting for 77 million students," UNICEF said in a statement.In all countries having experienced prolonged full school closures, education was provided through a combination of online classes, printed modules, as well as TV and radio lessons."For UNICEF, the right to go to ...

Schools are reopening. Should parents worry about Covid-19 outbreaks?

Research shows that children are not the main source of transmission of Covid-19 in the community, school reopening is unlikely to lead to a third wave

37% students in rural areas, 19% in urban not studying at all: Survey

Schools and other educational institutions across the country have been closed for over a year and a half since the onset of the pandemic

CM Stalin to take call on reopening of primary schools in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government is contemplating reopening of lower and upper primary schools in the state after monitoring the situation of higher secondary classes which have already been opened.

Apple to Byju's, how tech is empowering teachers in India amid pandemic

Over the last year, as bedrooms and kitchens became classrooms, teachers and students around the world adjusted their lives to remote learning.

Commendable how teachers ensured education of students during Covid-19: PM

PM Modi on Sunday greeted the teaching fraternity on Teachers' Day, and said it was commendable how teachers have innovated and ensured the education journey of students continues in Covid times

Delhi schools to follow CBSE's two term pattern for classes 9, 11: DoE

Academic session will be of two-term examinations, that is, mid-term examination (Term-1) and annual examination (Term-2) with approximately 50 per cent syllabus in each.

Kerala to set up expert panel to study practicality of reopening schools

The Kerala government is mulling to reopen schools as it has decided to set up an expert panel to study the present circumstances in the state and submit a report in this regard

As schools reopen, board classes find attendance in Ahmedabad

To assist teachers to engage with both offline and online students, schools have also been investing in infrastructure

'Delighted to be back', say students in Tamil Nadu as schools reopen

Most schools find half the students back as physical teaching resumes for Classes 9 to 12

Back to school: Gurugram, Delhi schools reopen to near empty classrooms

Teachers, too, are concerned about the challenges of convincing younger children to adhere to social distancing norms