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@magudi @Echo_419 @Tridibans @rainman @IndoCarib Regarding RTE
One thing UPA can NEVER be forgiven for is implementing RTE!! RTE is an act that instead of helping has the potential to destroy education in India!
Read the act carefully & please follow Reality Check India (@realitycheckind) | Twitter
who tells you what a disaster this act is.
One thing I applaud Raje is the good work she has done to make sure the act won't cause that much damageMany people don't realise the good work she is doing ..
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Ministry Plans to Strengthen Government Schools, Slash RTE Cost -The New Indian Express
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is working on improving government schools in the backdrop of state governments having to reimburse several crores to private schools under the RTE Act.
According to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009), 25 per cent of the seats in private schools are reserved for students from economically backward sections. While the students admitted under the Act get free education, the state government pays a stipulated amount as reimbursement to the schools.
The ministry has started discussions in this regard following representations made by several states, including Karnataka. Replying to an MLC’s question at the ongoing session, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar said, “The HRD ministry has formed a committee and three rounds of meetings at high levels have been held. A decision will be out by the first week of January.”
Sources said, along with Karnataka, Rajasthan and Maharashtra have also raised the issue. “We have proposed strengthening of government schools instead of paying crores to private schools in the name of reimbursing RTE fees,” said an official.
[Darmashkian Says:- So Siddaramiah is complaining against the act which his party considers a landmark & an achievement.. interesting]
According to the Primary and Secondary Education Department, ever since the RTE Act was implemented in the state, they have paid `368 crore to private schools towards reimbursement. This amount is expected to double in the coming years.
As per the statement of the minister himself, Karnataka will have to pay `1,200 crore in the coming years. “This will be a financial burden on the state government,” said Rathnakar.
Commenting on the state goverment’s move, educationist V P Niranjanaradya said, “Private schools must not expect money from the government. They must provide 25 per cent seats to RTE students as part of their social responsibility."
[Darmashkian Says:--Better, why don't YOU show some social responsibility & pay for some of those RTE students?? Socialist imbeciles. Many Private schools already don't have enough money & they want the govt. to force them to give free edu. to the poor]
D Shashikumar, General Secretary, Karnataka Associated Management of English Medium Schools said, “Though the state government is giving out reimbursement figures, the schools have not received it properly. Let them strengthen government schools. I feel RTE will face a natural death over the years.” []
No Drop in Kerala, Tamil Nadu
The situation in Kerala and Tamil Nadu is not the same as Karnataka, as they state governments focus on filling all the seats in government schools before recommending students to private schools. They also do not insist about students getting admitted in any particular school in the village or area.
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RTE reforms in rajasthan
More drop-outs, less learning with RTE, no-detention – Rajasthan’s changing this: Rajasthan’s chief secretary C S Rajan - TOI Blogs
Rajasthan has created an amended version of crucial provisions within the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Rajasthan’s chief secretary C S Rajan spoke with Pratigyan Dasabout why these were needed, how detaining children in class impacts morale – and whether RTE is about universal access to school or more:
Why did Rajasthan choose an amended RTE?
Well, though RTE Act provides universalisation of education, when it came to quality of education, we found deterioration setting in. Independent studies suggested increases in drop-out rates. Learning levels had started declining too. So, it was felt there’s a requirement not only to give children access to education but also to ensure class-appropriate learning levels. Therefore, we considered an amended version of RTE.
What is a class appropriate learning level?
It’s expected a seven-year-old is entitled to study in class II – however, if the child is not able to cope with the syllabus, the child lags behind. In the policy of non-detaining a student, a child keeps moving up without being able to keep pace with syllabus or peers – this affects morale and psyche. The kid starts falling behind – and ultimately drops out.
There’s been an increase in drop-out rates since RTE came into effect and the policy of no detention set in. In 2012-13, in the primary level, the drop-out rate was 4.72%. In 2014-15, it went up to 8.40%. In upper primary, the drop-out rate in 2012-13 was 2.01% – in 2014-15 it’s around 6.05%.
What are you changing?
We’ve brought several amendments. These rise from RTE Act’s philosophy. This envisages continuous and comprehensive evaluation – but mechanisms weren’t in place. Therefore, we found inadequate evaluation. Besides, no-detention led to many children not attaining minimum levels of appropriate class learning.
So, we took amendments like casting responsibility on state government to ensure achievement of class appropriate learning level by every child from six to 14 years. Secondly, we made amendments for laying down curricula for class appropriate learning and evaluation. The third was casting responsibility on teachers for the first time to assess children’s learning ability. The fourth empowered school management committees, again for the first time, to ensure that teachers perform their duties.
We brought an amendment on detention policy too – children will not be promoted to higher classes unless they acquire class appropriate learning levels now.
Critics feel rolling back nodetention policy damages the fundamental right to education.
I totally disagree. I think the fundamental right to education doesn’t include only access or completion of education – it also includes fundamental right to learning. It’s not just the right to join school and complete schooling. We’d be diluting RTE’s objectives if we take a very limited view that the Act only provides universalisation of education, irrespective of quality.
What’s the point of promoting a child till class VIII after which he flunks? We might harm a child because if not assessed properly, the child may flunk the board exam – then, it would be back to square one.
Wouldn’t we rather have continuous, comprehensive evaluations, where deficiencies are rectified – and emphasis given to quality education?
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
Rajastan bypasses RTE Act, exam to clear Class VIII now mandatory - The Times of India
He is a brand ambassador for the "athithi devo bhava" campaign too... how ironic -_-
How about a open letter to Irani
Even many AAPians and Congtards on my fb timeline are calling out his bluff 
