School Choice Campaign

Lopsided Justice- Fate of low budget private schools under RTE

By Arvind Ilamaran

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 lays out a set of conditions that need to be satisfied by every school other than those established, run or…

Show Me One Example of a National School Voucher Program that Works!…Okay: Sweden.

We know markets lead to innovation, increased quality, and falling costs. Freedom is the sin qua non of innovation in every sector. If someone thinks she can do a better job, she should be…

Socialist Vouchers for Education!!!

Post independence India was characterized by socialistic ideology and has gradually transformed into a country which even after implementing liberalization reforms in the year 1991 is still averse to free market principles and capitalist economy. Western liberalism…

To Educate Children, We Have To Teach Their Parents

Several government interventions like the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid Day Meal, and the District Primary Education Program have resulted in increasing the net enrolment rate into primary school. Despite a high primary net enrolment rate of…

25% Reservation: A perception study on its implementation and impact

With the enactment of the Right to Education Act (specifically Clause 12 i.e. the reservation of 25% of the entry-level seats in all private unaided schools for government-sponsored Economically Weaker Section…