The Anganwadi as Classroom: Early Learning Quality and
India’s network of Anganwadi Centres is remarkable in its scale. What happens inside them — the quality of interactions between
The Stories Schools Tell and Do Not Tell:
A curriculum is a story about whose knowledge, history, and culture matter. When large groups of children cannot find themselves
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