Alternative Education and E-Learning

Would more families choose different schools if given the chance?

A diverse group of families discussing alternative education options, symbolizing the growing movement towards educational choice and innovation

There is growing evidence that more families will choose different schools if possible. This is evidenced by survey data and focus groups, as well as waiting lists of alternative schools and charter schools, among many other examples. What prevents them from sailing to a new island of learning is, above all, the political blockade, which still closes the ports to …

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break the mold

Kalpana Pathak, Breaking the Mould: Alternative Schools in IndiaChennai: Westland Ltd. 2016, ISBN 978-93-85152-29-0, pp. XVI+230, Rs. 295. Education is a field of interest in our time. This fact is testified by the proliferation of many institutes and centers offering education and the amount of publicity. The landscape of education in India is neither admirable nor outright condemnable. There is …

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