Rangaraju explains how RTE’s infrastructure mandates are destroying the low-cost private schools that serve Bihar’s poorest children, and why political compulsions rather than evidence are driving the closures.
India Institute’s Save Deepalaya campaign covered directly. Rangaraju quoted on the need to reform recognition criteria in the Delhi School Education Act to enable quality low-cost schools to operate.
Rangaraju explains the three-stage registration process for schools and why selling a school is legally permissible. Quoted as the key education policy voice on regulatory framework questions.
Op-ed by Baladevan Rangaraju documenting India Institute’s Data Blind campaign tracking school closures under RTE. Argues the government has no reliable data on how many schools have been shut.
Out of 1,574 schools in Patna, 78% are private unaided institutions. Study reveals how low-cost private schools serve the majority of students despite being unrecognized by government.
Government substantially underestimating students enrolled in private schools. Study reveals 1,574 schools versus government estimate of just 350.
