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

The Hechinger Report

And despite India’s push to guarantee a good education to all children between the ages of 6 and 14 under the country’s Right to Education Act of 2009, most students will not finish school. billion people, India is second only to China in population, and will account for 25 percent of the world’s labor pool by 2030. With over 1.3

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The potential, promise and pitfalls of blended learning in India

The Hechinger Report

The setting seems highly unlikely for an innovation like blended learning to take root. billion population is under 25, will need some three million new primary school teachers by 2030. So why is there so much optimism about blended learning as a solution?

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

While these children currently make up 10 percent of the total student population, researchers estimate that they could make up as much as 40 percent by 2030. BLENDED LEARNING Any instruction that blends the use of computers with human teachers. The actual execution is limited.”. Educational Terms 101.