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Hijab row to postgrad push: Mangaluru student’s trek back to classroom; 6 friends quit in 5th sem | Bengaluru News

MANGALURU: A student who quit her undergraduate studies at University College, Hampankatta, when the hijab row broke out in 2022, has since completed her postgraduation in medical physics with a commendable CGPA of over 8.Gousiya, 24, who took a one-year break after being unable to attend her sixth-semester BSc classes, is now interning at the…

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When climate collapse becomes a classroom crisis: How heat and drought are forcing India’s girls out of school

Climate crisis leading to an education upheaval.Image: AI-generated (Representative) What happens to a country with one of the world’s largest youth populations when it falters on its promise to provide education, especially due to climate change? The very aspiration that once chronicled a bright future is now blistering under rising heat across parts of India….

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Hybrid for juniors, classroom for seniors: Teachers and principals debate Delhi’s AQI-driven divide

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi surged from 362 on Monday to 425 on Tuesday morning, leaving the city’s schools in a sudden dilemma. The Delhi government instructed all government, government-aided, and recognised private schools to implement hybrid learning for students up to Class 5. Senior classes, meanwhile, are to continue entirely in offline…

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Mississippi launches virtual teacher programme to fight staff shortages: Can technology truly replace the classroom experience?

Caitlin Perkins, a virtual teacher, on screen at left, and ninth grade English 1 teacher Tammy Rucker, right, during class at Yazoo City High School. (Photo courtesy: Mississippi Today) Mississippi has introduced a new virtual teaching initiative aimed at addressing the state’s long-standing teacher shortage. The programme, known as REACH MS (Mississippi Virtual Synchronous Learning…

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