Can low-fee private schools be an alternative to government schools

Tiwari, Brihas (2020) Can low-fee private schools be an alternative to government schools. Students’ Journal of Education and Development (6). pp. 99-110.

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There’s an ever increasing trend of parents preferring to send their children to private schools over government schools. Reports of CABE, Pratham and personal research conducted in rural Karnataka confirm this claim. Those from low income brackets opt for low-fee private schools because that is what they can afford. Consistently, the move away from government schools is the choice made by all classes of society in urban as well as rural India. In the last twenty odd years, with the onset of liberalisation and privatisation, the dismal number of students in government schools raised a pressing question; can low-fee private schools be an alternative to government schools? The answer to this is multi-layered and has to do with the social, economic and political situation in the country. Perceptions of society, quality of education and responsibilities of the government have the most important role to play in overcoming this impasse and turning the tables. This paper will delve into all these aspects and even propose some interventions to turn the situation around.

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