Admissions woes for PMC secondary school teachers
Admissions woes for PMC secondary school teachers
Pune Mirror / Updated: May 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
Rise in drop-outs from primary
schools in pandemic leaves next level worried
The pandemic has forced the education sector to move online, hindering delivery to students with limited resources, such as those in Pune Municipal Corporation-run (
PMC) schools, who often face financial issues and lack of access to gadgets or connectivity. Against this backdrop, many parents have also started removing their kids from school, left with no option.
Now, several PMC secondary schools are worried about the sharp
drop in students for the coming academic year, and are waiting for the lockdown to ease for clarity.
CHEERS & JEERS: Hot Dry Times, Meet Big Dollars
May 7, 2021
JEERS for the vaccines not doing as advertised. We were promised these vaccines would sterilize us, and it turns out they don’t, so we’re stuck still spending on birth control. The youngins, knowing that things yelled into microphones by angry-smug people aren’t always true, are already onto this. With “hot vax summer” trending on social media, condom sales have increased 23.4% so Trojan marketing chief (and we’re not making this name up) Britta Bomhard, tells CNN, “18 to 24-year-olds can’t wait to get their social lives back.”
WE WAIT WITH BATED BREATH to see if the City approves a new $181 million budget. Because revenues have increased a bit, Corvallis is thinking to hire some new wastewater/stormwater help, and an equity and inclusion leader. Meetings are upcoming, and citizen-folk which is you can testify or observe… how to do that, and the budget, are here.
Ellie Zimmerman of Purchase, New York named one of America s top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas recognizes top youth volunteers for addressing the challenges of a changing world
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NEWARK, N.J., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ellie Zimmerman, 18, of Purchase, New York, was named one of America s top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 on Sunday evening by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards during the program s 26th annual, and second fully virtual, national recognition celebration. Selected from a field of more than 21,000 youth volunteers from across the country, Ellie has earned the title of National Honoree, along with a scholarship of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for her school, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit organization of her choice.