Maharashtra teacher who won coveted global prize resigns from ZP school to pursue higher studies in USA
Press Trust of India | July 12, 2022 | 11:20 PM IST | 1 min read
Paritewadi village school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale won the coveted USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2020 for promoting girls education and triggering a textbook revolution in India.
PUNE: A Zilla Parishad school teacher from Maharashtra's Solapur district who hit the national headlines for winning a prestigious global award in 2020 has resigned to pursue higher studies in the United States of America.
Paritewadi village school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale won the coveted USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2020 for his efforts to promote education among girls as well as triggering a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India. "I have resigned from my post as teacher on July 7 as I have to go to America to pursue further education. I was already scheduled to go to USA for Fulbright Scholarship for six months. Now, I have received permission for further studies there, which will require a long stay," Disale said.
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The six-month Fulbright Scholarship will start on August 8 after which he planned to pursue a Master's degree in educational policies research at Arizona State University, he added. A senior Zilla Parishad official confirmed the development and said Disale will serve one month's notice.
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