School Merger News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Govt primary schools with fewer than 10 students to be merged with larger ones: MP Minister
Bhopal, Dec 4: Government-run primary schools in Madhya Pradesh with fewer than 10 students will be merged with a nearby larger school located within a 1 km radius, School Education Minister Uday Pratap Singh informed the Assembly on Thursday.
Priyanka Gandhi slams UP govt's school merger plan, warns of Right to Education rollback for marginalised children
Lucknow, 14 July: Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament from Wayanad (Kerala) Priyanka Gandhi has sharply criticised the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to merge thousands of government schools, calling it a direct assault on the Right to Education and a blow to marginalised communities.
School mergers a deliberate move to deny education to poor, says Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow, June 20: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government, alleging that its school merger policy is a calculated strategy to deprive the poor of access to education.
Teacher-student ratio to be key factor in merger of West Bengal govt schools
Kolkata, Jan 13: With West Bengal education minister Bratya Basu recently hinting at merger of government-run schools, the department's officials have started working out a strategy to implement the unification, keeping in mind a balanced teacher to student ratio in each amalgamated school.