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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Topic: Tuition

SubscriberWrites: Broken economics of education: Why tuition reigns supreme in India

The free government school system suffers from a critical flaw: mediocrity. This lacklustre teaching quality compels parents to seek alternatives for their children's education.

Coaching centres are a sign of broken-window economics. See how China crushed it all overnight

How broken does our governance have to be, and how incredible our hypocrisy, that we cannot make profits from educating young Indians, but earn thousands of crores by giving them tuitions?

Breast milk sales are picking up in India — Is it dairy or Ayurveda?

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Why coaching culture — bigger than ever ‘India’s Tuition Republic’ — is now an epidemic

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Why Indian parents are shifting kids to govt schools, but spending more on private tutors

Many parents who were financially hit during the pandemic have shifted their kids to govt schools. But with learning losses due to lockdowns, they are shelling out for tuitions.

Metaverse — the reason Xi’s crackdown on China’s tech industry isn’t working

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Now, tuitions at Byju’s: Edtech giant launches in-person coaching for kids in classes 4-10

Offline classes in maths, sciences announced for school pupils through 500 centres across 200 cities. Only available combined with online classes in hybrid mode.

Covid-driven or general trend? Need to study why more kids are taking pvt tuition, experts say

More than 70% of students are now enrolled in government schools, and nearly 40% take tuition. Experts consider if these trends are pandemic-driven or more long-term

Have online learning tools like BYJU’S & Khan Academy made tuition centres redundant?

In the last few years, several online learning tools like BYJU’S and Khan Academy have made a splash in the education sector.

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Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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