Mumbai: A committee headed by the education commissioner has been set up to look into the financial burden of implementing the Old Pension Scheme ( OPS ) for teachers in the state. The decision was taken in a meeting of various teachers’ unions with chief minister Eknath Shinde, school education minister Deepak Kesarkar, and other officials, on Tuesday. The teaching staff across the state held protests on Tuesday to demand restoration of the OPS, which was discontinued in 2004.
At the meeting, it was also decided to accommodate 3,105 special teachers who have been in service since 2006, under the Samagra Shiksha Project. tnn We also published the following articles recently Falling birth rates across China result in school closures, less teachers Multiple Chinese provinces reduced teaching positions due to a declining population of school-aged children. Provinces like Jiangxi and Hubei saw significant decreases, driven by ultra-low fertility rates.
This has led to school closures, especially in rural areas, and a nationwide decline in preschool enrolments, exacerbating job market challenges for new graduates. Guest teachers from across Uttarakhand protest in Dehradun for job security, better pay Over 250 guest teachers from Dehradun began a protest demanding job security and better pay at the education directorate. They opposed the state's proposal to appoint 1,000 more guest teachers.
The teachers highlighted poor working conditions and submitted a memorandum of their demands, threatening indefinite protests if their concerns weren't addressed. 'Technology has to be scalable in schools, colleges': Panel at TOI RTE education summit The Right to Excellence Education summit in New Delhi discussed the intersection of technology and education. Experts including Dr.
Kalpana Johari, Dr. Pratapsinh Desai, Atul Tripathi, and Anirudh Kumar highlighted the role of digital transformation in sustaining education during challenging times, the challenges of accessibility, key digital tools, and the necessity of stable internet connectivity for effective digital learning..
