World Bank STARS project
- June 30, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Scheme
Context:
World Bank approved $500 million project to better education quality in 6 states
Concept:
- The project, named STARS (Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program), will be implemented through the SamagraShikshaAbhiyan, the flagship central scheme, in partnership with Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
- STARS will help improve learning assessment systems, strengthen classroom instruction, and remediation, facilitate school-to-work transition, and strengthen governance and decentralized management.
- STARS will support India’s renewed focus on addressing the ‘learning outcome’ challenge and help students better prepare for the jobs of the future – through a series of reform initiatives.