Kerala
Conditional NOCs given to new schools
Date: Tue, 2011-10-11
Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb told the Assembly on Monday that the State government had given no-objection certificates (NOCs) to new Central schools subject to several conditions.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2528198.ece'Single vacancy postings in schools soon'
Date: Wed, 2011-09-21
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The decision regarding the appointment of teachers in schools where single vacancy may arise during the implementation of teachers' package would be taken in the next cabinet meeting, education minister PK Abdu Rabb said here on Tuesday.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/thiruvananthapuram/30184149_1_engineering-colleges-cabinet-meeting-education-ministerGovt Invokes Right to Education Provisions
Date: Sun, 2011-09-04
KOCHI: Even as private school managements are lining up at the Kerala High Court for challenging provisions of Right to Education Act, the state government began using the power vested on it and ordered a private school to give reasons for not imposing a shutdown.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/kochi/30112601_1_showcause-notice-rte-provisions-school-managementsIT@School initiative lauded
Date: Mon, 2011-09-19
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has lauded the State's IT@School programme for conducting a training in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for visually challenged teachers. Human Resource Department Secretary Anshu Vaish, in a letter sent to the State General Education Secretary on September 12, termed it ‘a welcome step towards inclusion.'
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2466727.eceHC admits petition on Right to Education
Date: Sat, 2011-08-27
KOCHI: A petition by private schools challenging the provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009 was admitted by the Kerala High Court on Friday.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/kochi/29935425_1_petition-school-managements-apex-courtGovt Invokes Right to Education Provisions
Date: Sun, 2011-09-04
KOCHI: Even as private school managements are lining up at the Kerala High Court for challenging provisions of Right to Education Act, the state government began using the power vested on it and ordered a private school to give reasons for not imposing a shutdown.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/kochi/30112601_1_showcause-notice-rte-provisions-school-managementsLearning computers to be made mandatory in primary schools
Date: Mon, 2011-08-22
Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rubb said on Monday that computer education would be made mandatory in lower and upper primary schools.
Addressing a press conference here, the Minister said that the broad band connections would be extended to 9,355 government upper and lower primary schools as part of the plan to impart computer education.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2384233.eceSteps to bring down dropout rate among tribal children
Date: Sat, 2011-08-27