Tag: education funding
Sudha Murthy calls for mandatory teacher training, exams every three years to maintain educational standards – The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty on Tuesday pitched for conducting new training courses and holding examinations of teachers every three years and even more for those teaching at the primary level. During a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Education, Murty, wife of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, said that teachers play a very important role and the education system will not improve if there are no good teachers. “Teachers, once they pass the exam, BA, or MA, or even PhD at a college level, they enter into the system and afterwards, there are no exams until ... Read more
Trump’s school choice push splits Republicans on education funding – The Times of India
A Superintendent’s Stand Tyler Hansford, the 36-year-old superintendent of schools in rural Union, Mississippi, has been a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, casting his vote for the President three times as reported by NBC news. However, there’s one major issue where Hansford finds himself at odds with Trump: the use of public funds to support private school tuition.For Hansford, leading a district with fewer than 1,000 students, the push for “school choice“—as its advocates call it—presents more challenges than solutions. While Trump and many conservative governors argue that allowing public money to follow students to private institutions empowers parents, Hansford ... Read more