These days education research is increasingly becoming coincident with policy research. In fact, a reviewer’s comments on one of the papers I co-authored went like this: It did not deserve to be published because it was not policy relevant. Upshot: It was bad research...

Today, children enter the education system at the age of just two and a half; by 16, many are undertaking more than ten ‘A’ levels when the minimum requirement is only three. It is not surprising therefore, that teaching time has also spread outside...

Malala Yousafzai’s powerful speech at the United Nations last month has mobilized the cause of girls’ education on the world stage. This call for action comes at a time when a momentous push is needed to make progress towards the Millennium Development Goal on...

Stringent routines are generally thought to be a successful technique for yielding favorable results. However, among many other routines, one that is not yielding any dividends so far is the administration of monthly tests in government schools for classes above grade 3. These tests...

It is expected of teachers to be upright, virtuous, and passionate about their profession, to be untainted by society’s ills and to strive in giving quality education to children. Teachers are considered integral to the fabric of society but, unfortunately, our society does little...