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<div id="gmail-breadcrumb"><div class="gmail-container"><ul><li><span href="https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com"></span><br></li></ul></div></div><div class="gmail-content gmail-clearfix"><div class="gmail-left-content" id="gmail-article-66112470"><div class="gmail-container-inner"><div id="gmail-content" class="gmail-clearfix"><div class="gmail-heading2"><h1>Things look up for Save Government Schools campaign</h1></div><div class="gmail-left"><span class="gmail-byline">By Kumaran P, Bangalore Mirror Bureau <span style="font-size:9px">|</span> Updated: Oct 8, 2018, 06:00 IST</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-tt gmail-flL_cr" align="right"><span class="gmail-fontd"></span></div><span class="gmail-fonti"></span><div class="gmail-socialpos" id="gmail-shareVertHolder"><ul class="gmail-sharingBox"><li><br></li></ul></div><li><br></li><li><br></li><li><br></li><li><br></li><div class="gmail-leadimg"><img alt="Things look up for Save Government Schools campaign" title="Things look up for Save Government Schools campaign" src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-709078,msid-66112483,width-400,resizemode-4/66112483.jpg"><div class="gmail-zoomimg1"><div style="font-size:11px;text-align:left;padding-right:5px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-style:italic">Save-Government-Schools campaign.</div></div></div><div class="gmail-MovieReviewCritic gmail-reviewTabsID"><span><div class="gmail-section1"><div class="gmail-Normal">There
is some movement on the Save-Government-Schools campaign. Anil Shetty,
lead campaigner of the initiative has now got a positive response from
the Department of Education (Primary and Secondary Education) who has
accepted his letter requesting to implement the State Education Policy
with few suggestions.
<br>
<br>The letter from the secretariat shows a <span>positive sign</span>
for this movement, as Anil and his team have been campaigning over
months across the State by visiting schools and villages in promoting
the concept of #SaveGovernmentSchools. Recently there was also a missed
call campaign by this group who received more than 50k missed calls in
support of this movement.
<br>
<br>Principal Secretary of Department of Education (Primary and
Secondary education) has sent a letter to Anil Shetty (a copy with BM)
where the department has praised #SaveGovernmentSchools movement and has
also stated that it will include all the suggestions given by him and
his team in the State Education Policy. Shalini Rajneesh, principal
secretary to the department said, “It is necessary for ensuring equity
and reduce out of pocket expenses for those who cannot afford expensive
private sector education.”
<div id="gmail-breadcrumb"><div class="gmail-container"><ul><li><span href="https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com"></span><br></li></ul></div></div><div class="gmail-content gmail-clearfix"><div class="gmail-left-content" id="gmail-article-66112470"><div class="gmail-container-inner"><div id="gmail-content" class="gmail-clearfix"><div class="gmail-heading2"><h1>Things look up for Save Government Schools campaign</h1></div><div class="gmail-left"><span class="gmail-byline">By Kumaran P, Bangalore Mirror Bureau <span style="font-size:9px">|</span> Updated: Oct 8, 2018, 06:00 IST</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-tt gmail-flL_cr" align="right"><span class="gmail-fontd"></span></div><span class="gmail-fonti"></span><div class="gmail-socialpos" id="gmail-shareVertHolder"><ul class="gmail-sharingBox"><li><br></li></ul></div><li><br></li><li><br></li><li><br></li><li><br></li><div class="gmail-leadimg"><img alt="Things look up for Save Government Schools campaign" title="Things look up for Save Government Schools campaign" src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/imgsize-709078,msid-66112483,width-400,resizemode-4/66112483.jpg"><div class="gmail-zoomimg1"><div style="font-size:11px;text-align:left;padding-right:5px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-style:italic">Save-Government-Schools campaign.</div></div></div><div class="gmail-MovieReviewCritic gmail-reviewTabsID"><span><div class="gmail-section1"><div class="gmail-Normal">There
is some movement on the Save-Government-Schools campaign. Anil Shetty,
lead campaigner of the initiative has now got a positive response from
the Department of Education (Primary and Secondary Education) who has
accepted his letter requesting to implement the State Education Policy
with few suggestions.
<br>
<br>The letter from the secretariat shows a <span>positive sign</span>
for this movement, as Anil and his team have been campaigning over
months across the State by visiting schools and villages in promoting
the concept of #SaveGovernmentSchools. Recently there was also a missed
call campaign by this group who received more than 50k missed calls in
support of this movement.
<br>
<br>Principal Secretary of Department of Education (Primary and
Secondary education) has sent a letter to Anil Shetty (a copy with BM)
where the department has praised #SaveGovernmentSchools movement and has
also stated that it will include all the suggestions given by him and
his team in the State Education Policy. Shalini Rajneesh, principal
secretary to the department said, “It is necessary for ensuring equity
and reduce out of pocket expenses for those who cannot afford expensive
private sector education.”
<br>
<br>Anil
Shetty, lead campaigner of this movement told BM, “The letter from the
principal secretary has accepted to implement the State Education Policy
drafted by Professor Kasthurirangan and they have also said that they
will take all the suggestions in the policy-making decision”
<br>
<br>“Most importantly they have considered my point wherein the Ministry
of Education will raise ‘State Education Policy’ in the upcoming winter
assembly sessions. My next step is to write to all the MLAs and urging
them to discuss this topic in the assembly sessions,” added Shetty.
<br>
<br>Shetty and his team has been batting for various initiatives to be
brought in the State Education policy like bringing up a language policy
in the schools, complete research on Right to Education (RTE), filling
up of the vacant faculty positions in the schools a, debating upon the
State Education Policy in the assembly sessions and also to create Model
school concept.
<br>
<br>“I have urged the department to make one model school in every Hobli
level. That is, out of 40,000 odd schools at least 10,000 schools
should be made as a Model school. Mainly I wanted a white paperwork on
RTE because we still do not have clarity on the usage of this program
and whether it is benefitting the government and most importantly
whether every needy child is benefitted is a big question,” added
Shetty.
<br>
<br>However, Shetty also said that there are a lot of issues like
clarity on the merger of schools and budget allocation to it. He has
also asked on taking a dig at the Teacher Training Exams because out of
three lakh aspirants only 2,500 get jobs. </div></div></span></div>
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br></div></div></span></div><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div></div>