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Topic: Teacher

There is a global teacher shortage. How fintech can help tackle it

Teachers are leaving the profession for a myriad of reasons, including high stress levels, burnout, lack of support, heavy workloads, challenging working conditions, and financial strain.

SubscriberWrites: The responsibility of the history teacher

Historians are responsible for promoting peace as well as truth through what they teach and write, but they cannot be effective unless they are supported.

Assam teacher booked under POCSO for ‘forcing student to watch porn’, protesters set govt school ablaze

Accused Jahir Uddin is absconding. Karimganj SP says minor's family initially did not report alleged incident to police. Suo motu case lodged for destruction of govt property.

SubscriberWrites: The Classroom Ecosystem

A certain tone of the teacher’s voice, lack of transparency in the examination system, high expectations by the parents, have a tangible effect on the performance of the students.

After govt promises job to daughter, family agrees to cremate Punjab teacher who died by suicide

AAP govt has promised job to Balwinder Kaur’s daughter when she turns 18. The unemployed teacher's suicide Saturday has triggered a political storm in Punjab.

First Muzaffarnagar, now Sambhal: UP teacher ‘asks Muslim student to slap Hindu classmate’, arrested

Case similar to that of Trupta Tyagi, a teacher at a private school in Muzaffarnagar, who allegedly made Hindu students slap a Muslim classmate for not doing his homework last month.

On Camera

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.