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Dr Banerji, where do we Indians stand today in our approach to schools? Is the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic exposing a larger problem, in that we don t even feel the need for children to go to school, because it s the exams that matter?
RB: We have spent a whole year trying out various things. And I think as a country, as families and as individuals, we ve been waiting for a kind of golden moment when suddenly [the pandemic] will be over and the schools will open. I think now at every level, we realise that that is not how it is going to happen. There are going to be stages in this whole process. There may be an on and off [of Covid-19 cases] and therefore we need a flexible response to the eventualities we ve seen. There is a digital divide, but we had lots of divides before as well. This digital divide has just fallen clearly on the divides that already existed and may have made some of them worse. But we shouldn t forget that, even prior to Co
Manisha Bharti Appointed as First Chief Executive Officer of Pratham USA and Global Executive prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Her post takes effect in September.
âThere is such a need for the kind of grassroots, high-quality education Pratham provides with its community-based and digital platforms that are increasingly global in scope,â Bharti said in a statement. âI m excited and humbled by this opportunity to help shepherd and co-author Pratham s next chapter. I look forward to working with the global team to deepen Pratham s impact in India and share its learnings to improve education around the world.â
Bharti brings more than 25 years of professional experience in global development, having held senior leadership positions at FHI 360 and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, her bio notes.
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