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Maharashtra minority status row: 20 trusts’ schools must now reserve 25% seats under RTE Act
March 08, 2026 9:33 am
After minority status approvals for 72 educational institutions run by 20 trusts were kept in abeyance amid the Ajit Pawar death controversy, the state has directed their schools to join the RTE admission system and reserve 25% seats.
‘Violation of Right to Education’: Bombay High Court slams school for expelling 13-year-old student over unpaid fees
March 05, 2026 3:28 pm
The school had expelled the child after issuing a notice stating that if she failed to pay the outstanding fees within three days, a transfer certificate would be issued to her, the Bombay High Court noted.
Fourth year of decline: Maharashtra sees steady drop in private unaided schools offering 25% EWS quota
February 18, 2026 6:48 pm
This year, the number of private unaided schools in Maharashtra that registered for RTE admissions fell to 8,651, though seats increased to over 1.12 lakh.
91% RTE retention in 4 states; Odisha leads with 97%, but gaps remain in fee support & digital access: Report
September 11, 2025 9:11 am
The report noted that challenges persist in the digital age. While 81 per cent of the RTE students form friendships across socio-economic lines, questions remain about their access to digital learning tools and technology-enhanced education that increasingly defines quality schooling.
Why Supreme Court wants to revisit Right to Education exemption for minority schools
September 02, 2025 6:17 pm
Enacted in 2009, the Right to Education introduced several norms, like a quota in schools for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, it allowed some exemptions.
Supreme Court directs states to survey orphaned children denied education
August 08, 2025 9:06 am
With the survey and data collection going on, the bench asked for simultaneous efforts to ensure deserving children got admissions in neighbourhood schools.
Right to education is non-negotiable. It shouldn’t depend on Centre-state relations
June 19, 2025 12:23 pm
The Constitution does not permit a framework where executive discretion or ideological conformity dictates the enforcement of rights that are meant to be universal and inalienable
Amidst heat waves, the plight of Delhi’s street children demands greater attention
June 17, 2025 12:30 pm
Their undeniably precarious condition becomes worse with the intense heat, dust, and pollution. In the extreme heat of summer, they are exposed to the risk of dehydration, exhaustion, heatstroke, respiratory disease, kidney disease and other health hazards
RTE quotas have failed to make school education inclusive
June 05, 2025 5:34 pm
They have ensured neither good quality education nor a reduction in the segregation of underprivileged students. One major reason is poor stakeholder management
The cure to exorbitant fees in elite schools — fix the government school
April 25, 2025 7:33 pm
Only a good quality public education system can offer an alternative to private schools.
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