Public Education is Essential for School Children

New Delhi: No country in the world has been able to educate all its children without state intervention, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen argued on Wednesday. This was in response to suggestions from the corporate sector for adopting voucher systems and greater private participation in school education.

Intervening in a discussion on ‘Right to Education — Actions Now,’ Professor Sen sought to give the corporate sector a reality check on the state of primary schools across the country as leading lights from industry spoke about greater connectivity and computers as an effective tool for spreading education.

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Public Education is Essential for School Children