Today's DNA reads that Schools will have to ensure RTE from June 2012 and the government is laying down rule to rule out any unfairness in the admission process. As a parent for whom a single point of worry is providing good education to my child I wonder how this is fair to me. While its great to have the RTE I would like to understand the implications on other parents like us to understand the implications on the decrease in no. of seats and the spiralling fee structure. Increasing cost of education today is a huge worry for a lot of parents in the city and with the government willing to pay only Rs 10,000 per child the cost of the other children is bound to fall on the existing parents. With school admissions becoming so competitive for children of educated parents where there is so much of performance pressure how is it fair on them to have reservations at the primary level where someone else just walks away without any interview or credibility just on caste basis. As parents there is lots to think about and I think more importantly on institutions and government on how they will bridge the gap and implications on students and their parents. Read the full article in the DNA here Other interesting links that we found: Minglebox: Right To Education – The official website We would love to know your views and any other information that you would have access to. This is a website for the parents and we would love to know your ideas and feedback. If you would like to contribute and share your ideas please write to us at [email protected] . You can also share your ideas on facebook HERE or follow us on Twitter here
Janani S Koushik
KSP Team
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