Why Schools Have Libraries and Why Many of

India has invested in school libraries for decades. Many of them are locked, unstocked, or stocked with books children cannot

Theatre in the Classroom: Drama, Role-Play, and the

Classroom drama is one of the best-evidenced and least-used pedagogical tools in school education. The research on what it does

What Craft Teaches That the Textbook Cannot: Hands,

The cognitive demands of making something with your hands — planning, sequencing, problem-solving, refining — are substantial and largely invisible

Music Education in Government Schools: The Case for

Music has been on the school curriculum in India for decades. It has rarely been staffed, funded, or taken seriously.

The Teacher Who Has Given Up: Recognising and

Teacher burnout is common, consequential, and rarely discussed openly. The research on what causes it and what alleviates it has

Parents as Partners, Not Problems: Rethinking the School-Community

Most Indian schools manage their relationships with parents rather than building them. The research on what happens when schools genuinely

Data That Improves Schools Versus Data That Buries

Indian school headmasters spend increasing hours reporting data to higher authorities. Very little of this data ever returns in a

What Education Is For: A Final Essay for

At the end of a long term, in the face of impossible demands and inadequate resources, it is worth returning

The Headmaster Who Teaches: Instructional Leadership and Why

The evidence on school leadership is specific: headmasters who act as instructional leaders produce better outcomes than headmasters who manage

Teaching Children About the Climate Emergency Without Causing

Climate change is the defining challenge of today’s students’ lives. Research on climate change education identifies approaches that develop agency