4 Grades, One Hall, and Teaching That Works
On 13 January, during a visit to a government school in Khordhadistrict, Odisha, I spent time at Samantarapur Project Upper Primary School. The school serves children from Balvatika to Grade 8, and like many government schools, works with limited infrastructure. While the higher grades had separate classrooms, space constraints meant that Balvatika to Grade 3 […]
What is the Teaching Learning Practices Survey (TLPS) 2025?
The TLPS 2025 is India’s first large-scale, multi-state study that examines how teaching and learning take place inside early-grade classrooms. It goes beyond assessments to understand how teaching and learning of language and mathematics unfold in Grades 1 and 2, how teachers engage students, and how inclusive our classrooms are What is the Teaching Learning […]
Unpacking ‘Invisible Backpacks’
Every weekday, as the sun rises and schools open their gates, swarms of backpacks fill the city streets. Each with a different colour, size, and shape, carrying books, bottles, and big dreams. But some children will carry heavier bags with invisible weights – packed with hunger, identity-based discrimination, exhaustion from having returned from livelihood activities, […]
Maximising Impact When Resources Are Tight: Notes from WWHGE’s Community of Practice Event
When resources are shrinking, what does it take to keep learning outcomes rising? This was the question that framed a high-level conversation at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. The event was organised by the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE). It brought together global education leaders to discuss the […]
From Art in the Classroom to Inspiring a Thousand Students: The Story of Rupsing Nayak
We recently had a candid conversation with Rupsing Nayak, a dedicated government school teacher from Government Upper Primary School, Bagbeda, who now serves as a Cluster Resource Centre Coordinator (CRCC) at Naktisimoda Cluster in Raighar Block, Nabarangpur District. From Art in the Classroom to Inspiring a Thousand Students: The Story of Rupsing Nayak Yasaswini PatnaikMultilingual […]
Lessons from India’s First Literacy-Focused Impact Bonds
In this article, our Director of State Programme, Sanyukta Chaturvedi, reflects on the Haryana Early Literacy DIB, India’s first literacy-focused Development Impact Bond. Lessons from India’s First Literacy-Focused Impact Bonds Sanyukta ChaturvediDirector, State Programme 5th Sept 2025 In this article, our Director of State Programme, Sanyukta Chaturvedi, reflects on the Haryana Early Literacy DIB, India’s […]