Rte News

Kolkata, Feb 6: To make children understand what rights they are entitled to, West Bengal's child rights panel wants the students to be taught about them as part of the school curriculum. Ashokendu Sengupta, chairperson of the State Commission ...

While the central government proudly claims near total student enrollment in primary education with Right To Education (RTE) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. The story on its higher education counterpart is grim. There is huger difference when it comes ...

New Delhi, October 31: The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the city government to respond to the association of private schools' plea challenging the rule under the Right of Education Act that requires books and uniforms to be supplied ...

New Delhi, October 29: Highlighting the lacuna in the implementation of the RTE Act, 2009, experts Tuesday launched a national campaign demanding the fulfillment of the "constitutional obligation of the government with regards to education within the stipulated time". ...

Chennai, Oct 21: Tamil Nadu Government has issued a notification bringing all schools affiliated to boards other than state boards under the control of its Director of School Education for implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory ...

New Delhi, September 16: Over 10,000 teachers from 24 states in the country will march in the national capital on Friday, to raise awareness and seek support to pursue "quality education" for all, it was announced Monday. The ...

New Delhi, September 12: Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani Thursday stressed the need for a new education policy which would also address academic merit. "The country now needs a new education policy in which a discussion on academic ...

New Delhi, Sept 12: The Supreme Court has stressed the need for more initiatives by the government to establish quality primary schools to beat the rush in some of the minority-run institutions in the country. "If the government-run ...

Bhubaneswar, Sept 9: Odisha government is likely to close down a total 195 schools due to low attendance by students. The School and Mass education department has identified schools where less than six students were on the rolls. ...

New Delhi, Sept 9: Concerned over falling standards at the elementary level, Himachal Pradesh has decided to conduct class examinations in 5th and 8th standards till proper implementation of the continuous comprehensive evaluation. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who ...

New Delhi, August 5: Over 600,000 posts of teachers at primary level are lying vacant under the state sector and the national literacy mission, parliament was informed Monday. "The total teachers post lying vacant at the primary level ...

Nagpur, Maharashtra: About 37 schools in city of Nagpur, Maharashtra are under the education department scanner for being 'unrecognized'. Under the RTE Act, every school needs to be recognised by the state education department. Any school not ...

New Delhi, July 25: No child residing in areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council will be denied admission in any school run by the civic agency. A decision in this regard was taken at a ...

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 stipulates that all children in the 6-14 years age group be in school. So far 2.77 lakh schools have been constructed under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) ...