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Teaching on the Margins:Inside the First Clear-Cut Education Awards 2026

Yatharth PathakNovember 2, 2026November 2, 202608 mins

The inaugural Clear-Cut Education Awards 2026 recognised four organisations working to improve learning opportunities for vulnerable children across India. Katha, Jamghat Pathshala, NEAID and Agrasar Foundation were honoured for their innovative approaches to community-led education, school transformation and inclusive learning. Thirty-three years separate the oldest and youngest of this year’s winners. Katha began in 1988…

INDIA HAS SOLVED ENROLLMENT; THE DISTANCE FROM DESK TO CAREER IS THE HARD PART

adminOctober 28, 2026October 28, 2026027 mins

India’s official data tell two stories at once. UDISE+ 2025-26 records 26 crore students, falling dropout and pupil-teacher ratios comfortably inside policy targets. PLFS 2025 records graduate unemployment at 11.2 percent against a national rate of 3.1 percent. Between those two numbers sits the question that will define the next decade: whether an expanding system…

After the Bell Learned & Lived

adminOctober 26, 2026October 26, 2026023 mins

Two People. The Told and the UntoldA degree can tell us that a person has completed a course of study. It can tell us what they have learnt, perhaps even what they are qualified to do. But can a degree tell us whether a person is educated? Consider two people. One has multiple degrees, speaks…

EDUCATION AND THE PRACTICE OF FREEDOM

adminOctober 23, 2026October 23, 2026020 mins

Students across India are protesting against teacher shortages, poor school infrastructure, unsafe conditions and educational inequality. Dr Deepti Priya Mehrotra explores the struggles of marginalised students, the legacy of alternative education and the urgent need to rethink India’s school education system. School students today are raising basic issues, calling for sufficient teachers, good teaching, infrastructure,…

“A microphone on a stand against a softly blurred, warmly lit event venue.

He Declined the Microphone. His Reason Stayed With Me.

Paresh KumarOctober 22, 2026October 22, 202608 mins

International Stuttering Awareness Day highlights the importance of stuttering awareness, inclusive education, and workplace inclusion for people who stammer. By promoting speech disorder awareness, accessible communication, and equal opportunities, schools and workplaces can create supportive environments where everyone’s voice is heard. A colleague once refused to compere an important event we had organised. His refusal…

India’s para-athletes and the importance of disability inclusion, accessibility and equal opportunities

India Cheers Its Para Champions. But What Happens to Disability When the Games End?

Paresh KumarOctober 21, 2026010 mins

India’s para-athletes deserve recognition for their achievements, but disability inclusion must extend beyond sporting events. The article examines persistent barriers in education, accessibility and employment, reviews India’s disability rights framework, and argues that inclusive development requires consistent action in schools, workplaces and communities. India has good reason to celebrate. At the Asian Para Games 2026 in…

From Pilot to Policy: What It Takes to Scale Education Models

adminOctober 19, 2026October 19, 202607 mins

A fireside chat at the Clear-Cut Education Summit 2026 argued that scale needs government ownership, whole-school thinking and a lasting role for civil society Education models scale when government owns them, when pilots are built around the whole school rather than the intervention alone, and when they bend to local conditions, speakers said at “What…

Can CSR Money Transform Reading? Haryana’s Literacy Bond Delivered a 40% Leap in Children’s Reading Scores

Tanmay J. UrsOctober 13, 2026October 13, 202607 mins

CSR funding for education is shifting towards outcomes-based financing, as demonstrated by Haryana’s Early Literacy Development Impact Bond, which linked payments to measurable learning outcomes for children. The initiative highlights how CSR in education can prioritise foundational literacy, accountability, and long-term learning impact over activity-based spending. The reading gaps ASER 2024 is the latest national…

CSR Can’t Fix India’s Education Crisis Alone: Experts Call for Smarter Funding

Yatharth PathakOctober 10, 202606 mins

Experts argued that India must spend on what strengthens learning systems, fund behaviour changes with patient capital, and build sustainability in from day one Education financing in India needs to shift from spending more to spending on what strengthens learning, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) can catalyse change but cannot carry the system, panellists remark…

Beyond AI: “The Teacher Is the Universe Through Which the Student Sees Society”

adminOctober 9, 202607 mins

Experts argued that technology must solve real classroom problems, be designed for scale with governments, and not widen the divide between children with devices and those without NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence should strengthen teachers rather than replace them, and it must not widen the gap between children who have technology and those who do not,…