“Enabling Research through Research Management: The Case of India” is a timely report produced by the Centre for Civil Society (CCS) in conjunction with the Manipal Foundation. It addresses some important questions about research management support available at institutions for researchers in India.
A working paper based on a study from Delhi on the importance of private schools in reaching the poor and satisfying their educational needs.
Author / Edited by:
James Tooley and Pauline Dixon
ViewPoint 10: Reservation in Private Schools under the Right to Education Act: Model for Implementation
A comprehensive analysis highlighting the lacunae in the current framework for 25% reservation for weaker and disadvantaged groups in unaided private schools, and providing inputs on effective implementation of the same.
Author / Edited by:
Shekhar Mittal and Parth J Shah
ViewPoint 10.1: Reservation in Private Schools under the Right to Education Act: Model for Implementation
A comprehensive analysis of the reservation in private schools under the Right to Education Act, providing a seven-step model for 25% implementation.
Author / Edited by:
Shekhar Mittal and Parth J Shah
James Tooley's research is a journey into the history of Indian education, drawing comparisons between the shutting down of indigenous schools then, on Macaulay's recommendations, and the closure of budget private schools today under the RTE, for being “not good enough”. He explores the well-intentioned policies, and their faulty premises - that people cannot be trusted to make judgements about what is better or worse for their own children; and suggests that we take a leaf out of Gandhi’s book and resist the closures, to win our educational independence.
The Indian education system is riddled with multiple challenges, especially with respect to financing and delivery. Centre for Civil Society proposes School Choice in education, i.e. public funds should follow students and not schools. This would enable competition among schools to attract students and funds, thereby requiring schools to be more responsive to students' needs. The monograph on School Vouchers: Direct Benefit Transfers in Education gives an overview of the challenges in this space and argues for the suitability of Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) to Indian education.
An overview of the education sector in India and state of government and private schools
Reimbursements under RTE Section 12(2): Too Little, Too Late
Challenges in implementing Section 12(2) of the Right to Education Act 2009
Examines the key reforms pertaining to school education under the NEP 2020
Governance challenges in K-12 education in India
Significant work has been done on de facto operations of state functionaries (World Bank 2004; Posani and Aiyar 2009; Aiyar, Chaudhuri and Wallack 2010; Pritchett 2018; Centre for Civil Society 2019). But there is limited research on the de jure framework for K-12 education in India, especially for private schools. Information on the roles of state education functionaries for public and private schools is scattered. Clarity on these roles is necessary to establish sharp lines of accountability.