Less dropouts, better english

8226; The dropout rate has dropped to 4.2 from 6.6, but still only 74 of children on the roster are attending classes

8226; 89 of Class VIII students in government and private schools in rural areas of West Bengal attend tuition classes. The national average is about 25

8226; 83.3 of Class V students in West Bengal took private tuitions. Orissa was next with 50.9. Less than 5 of the students took tuitions in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal

8226;But on the flipside, 58 of Class V children cannot divide a three digit number by a one digit number. 8220;Maths learning continues to provide bad news8221;, the report says, adding that maths learning ability of students in rural areas is not improving

8226; 40 of children in Class II cannot recognise numbers beyond 10

8226; 28 rural schools do not have water, 45 don8217;t have toilets