School Education Issues in Delhi

• Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) pledged in 2015 to revolutionize school education, increasing education allocation to 25% of the budget.
• AAP sent teachers and principals for training programs at various institutions.
• Government decentralized funds for school management committees, vested more community powers, introduced ‘happiness curriculum’, and proposed guidelines to prevent private school fees increase.
• Challenges include curbing absenteeism and encouraging school attendance.
• Government mandates counseling for Class 9 students who have failed twice.
• Segregation of children based on learning abilities: Pratibha (intelligence) and Nishtha (steadfast).
• North East District government schools face overcrowding, forcing students to attend only two hours.
• Delhi High Court has stayed the government’s decision to regulate fees of unaided private schools.