Meghalaya is stepping up efforts to improve learning outcomes and climb the national Performance Grading Index (PGI), a key benchmark for school education in India, with the state government rolling out a series of reforms aimed at strengthening its education system.
In a push to strengthen science education and hands-on learning, NTPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Ri-Bhoi district administration to establish STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) laboratories in 27 government schools.
KHADC Executive Member and Mawthadraishan MDC Powell Sohkhlet has expressed concern over the allocation of funds for repairing 180 government lower primary schools in Meghalaya, alleging partiality in the process.
In a momentous and joyous celebration, the newly constructed school building of St. Francis De Sales (SFS) School, Nongalbibra, was inaugurated in a grand ceremony by Rev. Fr. Johnson Kallidukkil, Superior General of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS), who arrived all the way from Rome.
A Shillong-based non-governmental organisation, HID Foundation, has lauded the Meghalaya Government for its sustained efforts to strengthen the education sector, while also urging the state to address long-pending teacher-related issues through clear and consistent policies.
Avenues concluded its three-day APEX STEM Bootcamps at Bynther Secondary School last week, reaching over 118 students from Classes 7, 8, and 9, in a unique intervention designed to make science and mathematics come alive through curiosity, collaboration, and experiential learning.
