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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?

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

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

Xi Jinping might be in for a rude awakening as tech industries hit by the policies under the ‘common prosperity campaign’ are now resisting suppression.

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.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.