"government-schools"

Since the 2007–08 academic year, the foundation has been organising ‘Akshara Abhyasam’ ceremonies in 500 government primary schools each year. A traditional ritual that marks the formal initiation of children into education, the ceremony is made special with the distribution of slates to thousands of first-time schoolgoers.

Officials from Union Ministry of Education say total enrolment in government schools in the State is only 38.11 per cent compared to 60.75 per cent in unaided schools

As the quality of education is increasingly tied to digital, universal access to technology has become a necessity

Bhumi, a non-profit organisation partnered with realme, the popular smartphone brand to expand its impact through a range of educational and community development programs

The enrollment drop is attributed to growing dissatisfaction with quality of education and infrastructure extended in government-run schools, forcing parents to enroll their wards in private schools where admissions have gone up

Citing Central government statistics, the BRS MLC says Telangana's education system improved significantly during K Chandrashekhar Rao's 10-year rule

Additional Collector (Local Bodies) directs officials to collect cess due to the libraries and focus on repairs

"Within a single day, 50 cases have been reported across three districts. How many more innocent children must suffer before this negligent government takes action?" she questioned.

Among schools with toilet facilities, 25,089 have functional toilets as 2,277 toilets went defunct due to poor maintenance, lack of running water facilities and security in the schools

Over 400 students hospitalised due to food poisoning incidents, multiple snake and rat bite cases have also been reported in schools in 2024  

Mess committees comprising students should be formed in schools, allowing them to oversee all activities from cooking to serving. This way, students can address any lapses in ensuring food quality, he explained. "In the future, I will visit residential schools, inspect the food quality, and interact with the students. Anyone found being irresponsible will face strict punishment," he added.

The Students' Federation of India (SFI) Telangana committee called for government schools bandh on November 30.

He raised concern over an alarming rise in viral fevers and questioned the silence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy even as students are being neglected in numerous incidents.

The State government was neglecting the education sector as part of its designs for keeping poor and middle-class students away from quality education, he said

On raising this issue, students claimed that teachers asked them to carry their own food from home and threatened to fail them in their Class X exams.

BRS leader criticises government for its failure to provide primary education to tribal children and called it an "unforgivable crime

Students at a government school in Kothapally are eating rice with only chili powder and oil due to the State government's failure to pay for mid-day meals and salaries for cook-cum-helpers. Senior BRS leader T Harish Rao criticised the government's negligence and called for immediate action from Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.

As per the information shared by the State government, the number of private schools has come down from 11,238 in 2021-22 to 10,832 in 2023-24.

Government schools have seen a 4.45 lakh drop in enrolments, while private schools gained 5.37 lakh new students, despite government schools offering English medium instruction.

he directions were issued as Collector Valluru Kranthi found such a programme being organised at the Rameshwarabanda Government School in Patancheru on July 12 disturbing students and also people living in the neighbourhood.