THE problems with school education are there for all to see. Children get enrolled and teachers are better paid, but learning outcomes are up in the air.
Children reach the last few years in school with abysmal capacities in maths and reading and writing. It is a grim situation with the numbers piling up.
For almost two decades now, Pratham, the NGO, has been bringing out the Annual Status of Education Report or ASER which is a survey that provides India-wide snapshots of how children are doing in school.
It is not perfect, but it is a sincere attempt. . .
