Chennai, July 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is preparing to significantly expand technology education in schools by introducing an emerging technologies curriculum across all government schools for students from Classes 6 to 8, while also developing dedicated textbooks for higher classes under the State Board syllabus. The proposal was discussed on Tuesday at the first meeting of the High-Level Curriculum Expert Committee and the Curriculum Development Committee, chaired by School Education Minister A. R…
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Bhubaneswar, July 14 (IANS) In a significant development, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested Manoj Kumar Padhy, former Director of Teacher Education (TE) and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), in connection with the massive irregularities in the publication of new textbooks for class I to VIII.It is worth noting that, based on a written complaint lodged by Madhusmita Sahoo, the Director of TE & SCERT, the Crime Branch registered Case No. 08/2026 in…
Jammu, July 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday that life-skills education has become essential these days as the challenges of modern life are far more complex than before. L-G Manoj Sinha on Thursday attended ‘One Day Capacity Building Programme’ organised by Bharti Airtel Foundation, State Council of Educational Research and Training, J&K and School Education Department.The event served as a formal platform for the launch of instructional resources joi…
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE) will roll out a statewide “100-day challenge” from the third week of February to strengthen foundational learning skills among students of Classes 1 to 5 across the state.The initiative, aimed at enhancing reading and arithmetic proficiency, builds on the success of a pilot programme conducted during the 2024–25 academic year. In the earlier phase, the Tamil and English reading skills of students from 4,552 primary s…
Bhopal, Feb 5 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students across the country under the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ on February 6, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government has directed the district administrations to ensure that the programme is organised in all schools, including non-government schools in the state. The main state-level event will be held at the government-run Subhash Excellence School in Bhopal. While the state’s School Education Minister Uday Pratap Singh w…