Parents have been protesting against the fee hikes by schools (FILE PHOTO)
IESA to write to state govt in response to Wednesday’s ‘unfair’ ordinance; students’ parents delighted, but want more details.
The state cabinet on Wednesday decided to introduce an ordinance that directed
public schools to slash their fees by 15 per cent for the current academic year. The decision follows a similar one taken by the
Rajasthan state government and is made in light of the pandemic.
The fee dispute between schools and parents has been ongoing for almost two years now without any resolution in sight. As both cohorts approached the government on various occasions,
Fee-l the heat: Parents’ assns use ‘strike force’
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
Dismayed by apathy of schools, colleges over fees, groups start an indefinite strike
After repeated attempts to convince school management to reduce fees, parent associations from across
Pune started their indefinite strike on Tuesday (July 6). The parents gathered at the strike are demanding a 50 per cent reduction in fees across schools and colleges and were seen holding banners and shouting slogans outside the central building.
While
Higher Education department officials met with the parents and offered to set up a meeting with the university, the parents were dismayed that no one from the primary or secondary education departments gave them a second look.
City schools say ‘no’ to RTE admissions for year 2021-22
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: May 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
state government cuts down reimbursement by over 50%; ready to take the legal course
Schools and parents have already been at loggerheads over the fees as education moved online and school facilities were restricted during the pandemic. Making it worse, the state government on Wednesday, reduced the fees for students under the Right to Education (RTE) by more than 50 per cent. This has not gone down well with the small budget schools that have already been drastically hit by the pandemic. The Independent English Schools Association (