Shilpi Banerjee and Ronita Sharma, in Teacher, discuss key principles in designing and using authentic assessments. 

Mike Brearley’s Turning Over the Pebbles is the story of 81 years where cricket has played a wonderful part and yet is only a part, writes S Giridhar, in the Hindu BusinessLine.

What is the scope of social protection programmes? Are they transformative? While Gruha Lakshmi should be acknowledged for its scope, there are some lessons as well, writes Anshul Rai Sharma in Citizen Matters.

ಹಿಂದೂಸ್ತಾನ್ ಟೈಮ್ಸ್ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಆನ್ ಲೈನ್ ಆವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ​‘ಒಬ್ಬ ಉತ್ತಮ ನಾಯಕನಾಗಲು ಏನು ಬೇಕು’ ಎನ್ನುವ ಕುತೂಹಲ ಭರಿತ ವಿಚಾರದ ಕುರಿತು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಮಂಡಿಸುವ ಲೇಖನವನ್ನು ಸುಧೀಶ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Anurag Behar, in Mint, explores Learning Standards (LS) and how the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education is built around these, knitting all its elements together to form the whole.

Climate change is not just global warming. It is a new era of extremes. The floods that Kerala witnessed in 2021, and which Greece faced last week, are not aberrations, but a sign of things to come, writes Harini Nagendra, in Deccan Herald.

The several initiatives introduced by the Indian government for women’s safety have not received adequate importance in terms of budgetary allocations and administrative implementation, writes Mampi Bose, in The Wire.

K Sridhar, in The Wire, celebrates the colossal body of work that Asha Bhosle — the most recorded musician ever — has created over the years, as she turns 90 and crosses another milestone in her life.

In its latest report – which remained finalised but out of the public domain for almost six months – there are massive, unexplainable shifts in values and a lack of nuance in presenting data, writes Himanshu Upadhyaya, in The Wire.

The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) offers a broad canvas that could take schooling beyond the narrow confines of rigid curricula, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

Artful conversations have the potential to convert conflicts into positive forces of change, writes Sudheesh Venkatesh, in The Pioneer.

Dalit Muslims and Christians have been mobilising to be duly added to the SC list. This is a fit case for the Supreme Court to exercise the power of judicial review, writes Khalid Anis Ansari in ThePrint.

Since FY 2018 – 19, citizens have dutifully paid the Cess, but the government has let the money remain within the Consolidated Fund of India, in the absence of a special purpose fund (Reserve Fund), writes Himanshu Upadhyaya, in The Wire.

If the current government wants to account for the future of urbanisation in the city, it must create a robust municipal infrastructure that prioritises proper drainage and waste management, writes Anshul Rai Sharma, in Citizen Matters.

Focus on home-grown solutions, pay attention to ecological wisdom, and keep communities at the centre while building a different imagination when it comes to conservation, says Harini Nagendra, as reported by The Hindu.

The non-fiction work by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, expected to be released in September 2023, takes a look at the history of Bengaluru’s lakes and tanks

Jwairia Saleem, in Teacher Plus, explores how teachers can make checking students’ work a fruitful exercise that supports student learning, builds trust and creates positive classroom dynamics.

Seema Sharma, in The India Forum, highlights the situation of mine workers in Rajasthan, perhaps the most vulnerable among manual workers in India’s unorganised sector.

India is the second-largest generator of plastic waste, second only to the US. Plastic is cheap and convenient, but ultimately, we pay a steep price for this convenience. Harini Nagendra, in Deccan Herald, explores the way out. 

The Karnataka government’s move to change the Pre-University (PU) exam pattern for the academic year 2023 – 24 signifies a shift towards a more comprehensive assessment of student abilities, writes Shilpi Banerjee, in Deccan Herald.

Dedication and coordination can deliver what’s needed to raise the quality of schooling at low cost, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

उद्योग जगत अपने सामाजिक उद्देश्य के प्रति सजग और सक्रिय हो रहा है। सुधीश वेंकटेश, प्रभात खबर में लिखते है कि हम औद्योगिक क्रांति के पांचवें दौर में दाखिल हो रहे हैं, जिसकी जरूरतों के मुताबिक हमें खुद को ढालना है। 

Merely axing portions of existing syllabi in the name of content rationalisation and reduction of students’ workload will not help. We need other constructive solutions to enable students to regain their lost learning, writes Anshu Saluja, in Deccan Herald.

For the guarantees to become the basis for a substantive welfare-centric ​‘Karnataka model development’, much more is needed than what the budget has proposed, writes Narayana A, in The Times of India.