The Adolescent Body No One Talks About: Puberty
Every year, thousands of girls quietly withdraw from school in the months after they begin menstruating. The reasons are practical,
Play Is Not a Break from Learning: The
In the relentless pressure to improve examination scores, physical education and free play are treated as luxuries. The science of
What the Eye Chart Misses: The Case for
An unknown but significant number of children in Indian classrooms cannot see the blackboard or hear the teacher clearly. They
The Hungry Learner: What Classroom Hunger Costs and
A child who arrives at school hungry does not have a behaviour problem or a motivation problem. She has a
The Disabled Child in the Mainstream Classroom: Inclusion
India has a legal and policy framework for inclusive education that is among the most ambitious in the world. What
Managing the Mid-Meal: School Timetabling and the Hidden
The school timetable is treated as a logistical document. It is also an expression of educational values — and in
When the Mother Tongue Is Not the Medium:
India has hundreds of home languages. Its schools teach in a fraction of them. The gap between what a child
What Happens to the Child Who Moves: Migrant
Millions of children follow their parents across state lines every year to brick kilns, sugar-cane fields, and construction sites. When