Inclusive education in India continues to face barriers for children with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups, limiting meaningful access to learning. The Clear-Cut Education Summit 2026 highlighted gaps in accessibility, foundational learning, invisible disabilities and education support, with experts calling for systemic changes in education policy and inclusion to ensure no child is left behind….
At the Clear-Cut Education Summit 2026, experts discussed how inequalities outside school affect children’s classroom experiences and learning outcomes. The panel called for more inclusive teaching, better assessment, meaningful communication and a broader, child-sensitive approach to learning. NEW DELHI: Unequal conditions outside school shape children’s classroom experiences. At the Clear-Cut Education Summit 2026, speakers discussed…
OECD’s Stephan Vincent-Lancrin emphasises at the Clear-Cut Education Summit that competency-based curricula and the skill to judge AI outputs are the next frontier NEW DELHI: Speaking at the inaugural session of the Clear-Cut Education Summit 2026, Dr. Stephan Vincent-Lancrin, keynote speaker in the opening plenary alongside Dr. Kiren Bedi, Ms. Kaveree Bamzai, Dr. Rishikesh Patankar…
On World Teachers’ Day, Clear Cut looks beyond the celebrations at teacher vacancies, working hours, non-teaching duties and pay—and asks how India compares with the US and China. Every year on October 5, World Teachers’ Day brings familiar messages of gratitude. Schools celebrate teachers. Students thank them. Governments speak about their role in building the…
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…
At the inaugural Clear-Cut Education Summit 2026 in New Delhi, education leaders, practitioners, researchers and innovators called for a wider understanding of learning one that goes beyond enrolment, examinations and foundational skills to include thinking, inclusion, character, technology, evidence and the realities children face outside school. New Delhi, October 1, 2026: Getting children into school…
Books for All began as a small initiative to create a library for children in an under-resourced government school and has grown into a nationwide social-impact organization. Over 17 years, it has supported school libraries, student sponsorships, skill development, and Braille-based learning for thousands of young people. I n September 2008, after more than five…
India’s Education Paradox by Debdas Banerjee examines regional inequalities in India’s education system and highlights how national averages can hide differences between states. The book explores school education, vocational training, higher education and NEP 2020, calling for more region-specific education planning. India now enrolls more children in education than at any time in the country’s…
A global look at testing integrity and what China, the United States and the United Kingdom do differently For millions of Indian students, a competitive examination is a gateway to a medical seat, a university place or a government job, which makes examination integrity a matter of public trust. Yet India has repeatedly faced questions…
Every January, thousands of volunteers walk into villages across India carrying nothing more than a clipboard and a set of flashcards. They are not government inspectors. They knock on doors and ask children to read a paragraph or solve a subtraction sum, whether or not the child is enrolled in school. This is the Annual…
