Missing: boundary walls, bathrooms, blackboards
Across north and central India, government school education, especially in rural areas, is a challenge, both in terms of the number of teachers in every school and the state of the building that houses children. Reporters from four States track the state of school education. Amarnath Tewary, Ashna Butani, Mayank Kumar, and Mehul Malpani examine teaching quality and infrastructural support
· 9/4/2026, 7:28:29 PM· 2 min read
Across north and central India, government school education, especially in rural areas, is a challenge, both in terms of the number of teachers in every school and the state of the building that houses children. Reporters from four States track the state of school education. Amarnath Tewary, Ashna Butani, Mayank Kumar, and Mehul Malpani examine teaching quality and infrastructural support
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