Committee set up to suggest changes in school fee rules
Maharashtra school education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Monday set up an eight-member committee to look into the raging school fee issue. The committee, comprising education officials from Mumbai, Pune, and Solapur, has been tasked with suggesting changes in the current law so that it can be implemented properly at the ground level. An official statement from the minister’s office said though rules about school fees are in place, it has been observed that local education officials find it difficult to follow up. Gaikwad also reiterated that …
Maharashtra board exam 2021 dates announced: Check Out Full SSC, HSC timetable
MSBSHSE has released a tentative Maharashtra board exam 2021 timetable. Here's all you need to know about Maharashtra SSC, HSC exam 2021 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has announced a tentative schedule for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. Maharashtra HSC board examination will be held between April 29, 2021, and 20 May 2021, while the Maharashtra HSC exam 2021 would be tentatively held from April 23 to May 21. The detailed schedule of …
Six English medium schools set to run with Akanksha Foundation by Nagpur civic body
The education department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Akanksha Foundation (AF) to run six English medium schools from the next academic session in six assembly constituencies for 20 years. The department has already submitted a proposal in this regard to the standing committee meeting which will take a final decision at its February 17 meeting The AF is a non-profit organization with a mission to build the largest network of innovative schools that empowers children to maximi…
Four private schools of Nagpur told to refund nearly Rs 13 crore to parents
After Narayana Vidyalayam, the state education department has named four more schools for charging excess fees from students to the tune of nearly Rs 13 crore. Deputy director for school education Vaishali Jamdar directed Podar International (Besa), St Vincent Palloti (Jafar Nagar), Sandipani (Hazaripahad), and one more at Hiwri Nagar to refund the excess amount to parents within a month. The fees were charged from the academic session 2017-18 to 2019-20 (three years). In a series of reports, TOI had exposed private schools that were alleg…
School trustees protest against education department’s delay in clearing their dues.
School trustees under the banner of ‘ RTE Foundation ’ have decided to sit on a four-day relay hunger strike starting Tuesday, to protest against the education department ’s delay in clearing their dues. The organization’s president Sachin Kalbande told TOI the education department was ignoring their demands. Kalbande said, “Right to Education (RTE) Act quota admissions are done diligently by all eligible schools. But there are many schools which have not received reimbursements for the admissions done by us.” To make a bigger impact, Ka…
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