School

4 year old Priti had to stay in jail with her parents as there was no one else to take care of her. But with the help of the jail authorities, she will be going to school every day.

Akshay Agrawal, an 18-year-old student, has developed ClassFever – a website to rank schools based on 32 factors divided into six groups. This is how it works.

School Score Card, a digital school performance tracking tool, is helping parents in rural Andhra Pradesh hold government schools accountable for the quality of education. With a simple pictorial, SMS-based system, mothers in villages are rating schools and helping authorities apply corrective measures where needed.

K. Balamurugan, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, has adopted his native village of Siruvathur in Tamil Nadu to help the villagers get free water, a renovated school, and other basic amenities.

An e-box launched for the safety and anonymity of children, has been launched as a part of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012, or POCSO.

Two students held a press conference last week to raise the issue of kids in their school carrying heavy bags to class every day. A few days later, their efforts paid off and the school authorities installed lockers.

A 15-year-old tells us why choosing classical music as a high-school elective subject had some unforeseen impact on her life.

Can you imagine a 50 paisa postcard being used as a channel to rebuild the life of a migrant child? Yes, in this era of internet and e-mail, an NGO is using snail mail to help reintegrate migrant children in their old schools when they return to their villages.

Two years ago, Nitin Baswasker dropped out of school and was known for getting involved in street fights. Today, the 17-year-old has turned his life around and is an inspiration to those around him.

IIT Kharagpur students have developed a low cost electronic tracking system to ensure the safety of school children. The system will include the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.