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The petition says the decision violates the Right to Education Act, arguing that merging schools would place primary schools farther away, making access harder for young children.
CM Reddy flagged the gap between Class 10 passouts and those completing intermediate, noting higher retention in states with Classes 9 to 12 under school education. He asked officials to submit a report on adopting a similar system.
The chief minister said students taking part in national and international sports events will be marked on ‘special leave’ instead of being marked absent, as suggested by the School Games Federation of India.
Haryana: Students of government schools will get free coaching for competitive exams like JEE, National Defence Academy, and others.
Under the Tamil Nadu govt’s initiative to combat effects of dehydration among school students, bell will ring thrice during school hours to provide water breaks to children.
Amid growing opposition to Hindi in Classes 1 to 5, the Maharashtra cabinet withdrew two GRs on the three-language policy. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis later announced a panel led by educationist Narendra Jadhav to review the policy.
The NSUI marched in Delhi against the UP government's school merger plan, alleging bias towards private schools and warning of a bigger stir if the decision isn't rolled back in 25 days.
NSP 2025: The new policy aims to make sports a mass movement through community participation and school integration, aligning with NEP 2020.
Children absent for over 30 days, never enrolled, or scoring below 35 per cent in annual exams or NAT will be treated as dropouts. They will be placed in age-appropriate classes and given intensive, curriculum-based training at the school level.
Ramavtar Sharma, administrative officer, set himself on fire on the school premises; taken to hospital on a motorcycle.
