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,
Missed submissions, repeaters, behind Class X result falling short of 100%
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Jul 17, 2021, 06:15 IST
99.95 pc students across state declared passed; website glitches delay result declaration; remaining also expected to pass eventually
A total of 99.95 per cent of students across Maharashtra passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, the results of which were to be declared on the Maharashtra
State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBHSE) website at 1 pm on Friday. Actually, 100 per cent pass percentage was expected as board exams were not held due to the
COVID pandemic. While the
SSC board got its highest pass percentage so far, 0.05 per cent of the students failed. The examination department stated that this variance was due to repeaters.
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 (
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250 schools in Pune may shut, state govt told
250 schools in Pune may shut, state govt told
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
These are among 1,700 private, small-budget
schools across
Maharashtra that are unable to sustain operations amid lockdown, coupled with non-payment of fees by parents of students; their association writes to education minister for urgent solution
The pandemic has been a long and tough phase across key sectors, of which education is also sorely hit. As this prominently affected sphere continues to sustain shocks from restrictions surrounding the outbreak, it has emerged that the aftermath of the economic impact might lead to some rather long-term damage.