SITTING ON A TIME BOMB: TAMIL NADU'S PROPOSED STATE POLICY ON EDUCATION

In a list of 37 states/UTs, Tamil Nadu is ranked 23rd when it comes to quality of Primary Education This ranking by the Union Government has been officially accepted by the Minister for School Education, Anbil Poyyamozhi.

We consulted Development Economists, Independent Scholars, Writers, Artists , College Teachers, College Students, School Teachers and more importantly 26 Children in the age group 8 to 16 studying in Government and Government Aided Schools before we drew up our recommendations to the High Powered Committee.

Click here for the full Report: https://cedarindia.org/.../TN-ED-Policy-Recommendation...

1. Consultation-1: “Addressing the Educational Challenges Faced by Children and Youth belonging to ‘Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Communities: Implications for the Proposed Educational Policy of the Tamil Nadu Government”

[organized by CEDAR in collaboration with Lady Doak College and TNCRW on Sep 30th at Madurai]

2. Consultation-2 One-day Consultation organized by CEDAR with Schoolteachers on Oct 1st at Kovilpatti

3. Consultation-3 One-day Consultation organized by CEDAR with Children on Oct 2nd at Madurai

4. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) Conducted between 2021-2022

What we need is not a mere change, but a revolution to set things right.

Dr. Chinnaraj Joseph