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LANDMARK EDUCATION
REFORMS LANGUID
PROGRESS (1999-2025)
Twenty six years after
EducationWorld was
launched on the eve of the
new millennium with the
ambitious mission statement
to propel education to the top
of the national development
agenda, this objective has
not been realised. While the
critical importance of QEFA
(quality education for all)
has impacted the national
mindset, education reforms
are advancing at glacial pace

ANNIVERSARY ESSAYS

Sorry plight of Indian universities— Rajiv Desai
27

Developing conversational English fluency 28
— Sheila Bauer & Raymond Ravaglia
50 TAP for developing teacher effectiveness — Dr. Joshua 30

Barnett
EW INDIA SCHOOL RANKINGS Rethinking higher education in an evolving 45
2025-26 AWARDS paradigm — Dr. S.P. Mishra

Staged over three days on October 14-
16 in Delhi, EWISRA 2025-26 featured HES: A new learning process — Marina Avakian 46
stimulating lectures, enriching panel
discussions and awards presentation
ceremonies during which high-ranked
primary-secondary schools in four main IN THIS ISSUE
categories were awarded certificates and
display plaques Editorial 15 Anniversary Essay 30
18 Mailbox 16 Cover Story 32

Education News 18
Delhi: Running before walking initiative Anniversary Essay 45
Bomb hoax menace Education Notes 26
Anniversary Essay 46
Maharashtra: Hasty decree Anniversary Essay 27
West Bengal: Trojan horse fear Anniversary Essay 28 Pictorial Essay 48

Tamil Nadu: Confusion confounded
Young Achievers 29 Postscript 52
Andhra Pradesh: Great LEAP forward
Karnataka: Level down directive

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