Sajitha Bashir News Today

A new study in Gujarat’s Saurashtra has found that 63% children of migrant workers aged 6-14 do not go to school, and 94% children below six do not go to anganwadis. Distance and language barriers emerged as top reasons

Uganda has made considerable progress in increasing primary school enrolment, but access to quality basic education remains low especially for poor families and those living in remote rural areas.

On March 14-15th, the US National Academies hosted a discussion on Africa-US science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) university partnerships, as part of an effort to design a new partnership mechanism. The program opened with representatives from African institutions talking about their experience with previous research partnerships. As the UK redesigns its mechanisms for funding research in the Global South and the US considers a new one, it is a good moment to listen to voices from (...

Nineteen of 21 states are estimated to have spent less than what they set out to in 2020-’21.

The absolute amount budgeted for education increased in several states but states allocated a lower proportion of their total budget to education, even as overall state budgets grew

The future of HE in Africa depends on high-speed internet The World Bank has urged African governments and universities to plan and set benchmarks for broadband internet connectivity to benefit from the global explosion of digital data and content for online teaching and research. This will allow scholars on the continent and their counterparts in the diaspora to establish and maintain vibrant international academic partnerships. According to Dr Sajitha Bashir, the World Bank’s education sect...