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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. billion people, India is second only to China in population and will account for 25 percent of the world’s labor pool by 2030. Related: The promise, potential and pitfalls of blended learning in India.

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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?