What Happens When Parents Come to School?

Collaborations

Parental involvement is crucial to a child’s educational success, particularly in government schools. Despite its importance, many parents face significant barriers to engaging with their children’s education, including economic hardships, time constraints, and negative past experiences with schooling. This article explores parents’ reluctance to participate, the benefits of their involvement, and the role of school leaders like Ms. Kamalakshi in creating a supportive environment.

“ Where there is a will, there’s a way”

Culture

Manjula Ma’am’s Journey in a School Improvement   In Government High School Yelheri in Kalaburagi, there’s a dedicated school leader named Manjula Ma’am. She has worked in the school for 11 years, and her journey has been filled with challenges. Her dream is to make the school a fun and joyful learning place.   Managing…

Five ways in which the DIETs can change the education landscape of India

Collaborations

  District Institutes of Education & Training (DIET) are government institutions that were developed to ensure educational innovation at the district level in India. Their primary role is to provide pre-service and in-service training to government school teachers and leaders. These institutions embody the principle of decentralization, envisioning DIETs to shape their design and training…

The Joy of Learning at the Centre of Education

Program

For a leader who oversees 105 schools that have 35,000+ students, these words prove his humility and dedication towards the students. At Mantra, we strive to enable leaders to drive student outcomes sustainably and at scale. Working with Mr. Krishna Mohan for more than two years, we continue to be fascinated and inspired by his…

Designing for (impact at) Scale

Collaborations

The best ideas emerge when very different perspectives meet – Frans Johansson   …and better impact emerges when different approaches are combined. In the field of education as well, it takes all kinds to move the needle – whether we are working at scale, or in a small number of schools, or in teacher development,…