Young Achievers
Young Achiever: Ronita Mookerji
Bangalore-based Ronita Mookerji (26) is a danseuse with a difference. An alumna of Attakkalari — a performing arts charitable trust — she was the only Indian dancer to be selected for Dance Box’s choreographic residency ‘Kobe-Maizuru Exchange Programme’ convened last year in Japan. The exchange programme is an initiative of the Imperial Japanese government to […]
Case for testing learning outcomes
Dr. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon is professor of education at the University of London
In a dramatic about-turn on the issue of testing learning outcomes of children in all primary and upper primary classes, the historic Right to Free & Compulsory Education (aka RTE) Act, 2009 has abolished examinations. S.16 of the RTE Act prohibits detention or […]