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I Never Teach Maths without GKA

Sometimes Shivanna K.’s biggest challenge lurks at the end of the daily 40 minutes of maths. This is the Government Model Higher Primary School (GMHPS) in Bommagatta village, Sandur block, Ballari district. The time comes to assign homework and this maths teacher of...
Report card on CCE: Needs improvement

Report card on CCE: Needs improvement

The Karnataka Secondary Education and Examination Board has adopted a new system of evaluating the learning curve of a child, starting this year. With positive and negative feedback pouring in from all corners, Merlin Francis takes a closer look at this model....

AKSHARA FOUNDATION TURNS 15.

Dear Akshara Supporter, 15 years! Yes, we at Akshara Foundation just celebrated our 15th anniversary and so far it has been an incredible journey. What began as a small effort in the year 2000 by two people, gathered momentum over the years and has now fully...