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Brand IIT the only way, or Karnataka Inst. of Tech possible? silkboard - 1-DEC-2008
This is a reaction to "Demand for IIT rejected again". It seems the main reason KA's request was turned down was because the state already has IISc and IIM here. Is getting a central govt sponsored, IIT branded institute the best way of setting up a premier education institution in the state? |
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Tata Motors: The makers of Nano do not consider Road Safety their Priority asj - 15-OCT-2008
Dear all, I write after a long pause on this matter. After letting go off intial anger, I still wondered whether or not to blow the whistle (in a way) on Corporates that oft claim to be the Champions of people and society. Part of me perhaps was worried of becoming infamous for the wrong reasons, being mis-understood etc. |
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murali772 - 5-OCT-2008
The most striking lesson for India is from Sweden’s education reforms in the early 1990s. Sweden has decentralised its system - shifting the control of schools from the centre to municipalities - and has given parents a choice whether to send their children to state or private schools (but paid by the state with a voucher). |
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Enhancing school education to counter some everyday problems blrpraj - 6-AUG-2008
From the various discussions on Praja we observe everyday problems such as |
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Humour laden ideas for BTRAC's creative project shas3n - 28-JUL-2008
Last week we discussed KRDCL's decision to involve a creative agency to improve driver behaviour. The enthusiasm of praja members was evident and several of us wondered if it is worth giving a shot at this!!
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Driver Education DVD now available asj - 7-JUL-2008
Dear all, Some of you are aware that I have produced 17 driver education videos about a year ago. All videos are posted on Praja and can be seen online. The videos now have over 100,000 online views and are available on a DVD. Every week I get requests for the videos to be supplied as a DVD. Given that I am currently working abroad, it became very difficult to sustain sending out DVDs (over a hundred were sent out free). |
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Forcing medium of instruction - High Court verdict swamy - 4-JUL-2008
What does praja say on the call made by the high court? Refer "kannada medium not must" for private schools. |
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Results of 10th and 12th standard examination prajarthi - 27-JUN-2008
In last few weeks the results of standard 10th and 12th have been announced by the Maharashtra State Board. Congratulations to all the students who achieved ranks. |
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Government Education in Bangalore gowriv - 25-JUN-2008
At times it seems that Bangalore citizens have forgotten that their government schools exist. More than half of the schools in Bangalore are private unaided schools, while in the entire state of Karnataka, 81% of schools are government schools. Government schools are seen as a school of last resort, and face high dropout. Children who do survive government schooling often end up without basic skills -- reading, writing, and arithmetic. Still, there are more than 200,000 children attending government schools in our city. |
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silkboard - 11-JUN-2008
What was your experience like when you ran around to get your 3-4 year old admitted into pre-school or nursery? Leaving out those who could afford to pay and get into the 'top end' primary schools (money was the clear filter there), did the rest have good visibility into the criteria used to accept or reject their children? How many of you got real receipts for the entry/admission fee you paid? And if you hedged between 2-3 schools, and got admission into all, did you get your fees or deposits refunded in full? |
