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India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

The Hechinger Report

billion people, India is second only to China in population, and will account for 25 percent of the world’s labor pool by 2030. In 2003, the Prerna Girls School began providing a low-cost option that has served over 5,000 girls from impoverished families. Related: The promise, potential and pitfalls of blended learning in India.

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