Teachers conv for qualitative devp of education
Bhubaneswar,
Dec
17:
A
convention
of
teachers
will
be
held
here
in
the
second
week
of
next
month
in
a
bid
to
create
environment
for
the
qualitative
development
of
education
from
the
primary
to
college
level.
United Teachers Association (UTA) President Bikram Kesari Verma, organiser of the convention, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadhei and Higher Education Minister Samir Dey will attend the convention.
Mr Verma said since the quality of education in the state was showing a downward trend, the UTA planned to organise the convention with an objective to create a public opinion jointly by the parents, teachers and students for its improvement.
Mr Verma said during the convention the UTA would submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister urging him to ban opening up of any new private school or college from 2008 onwards, constitute an elementary education board and welfare fund for teachers and students.
The association will also request the government to introduce agriculture and yoga as a curriculumn, make Oriya as a compulsory subject in English medium schools and to provide free education to 30 per cent students belonging to the poor families.
The association would also urge the Chief Minister not to open schools under different schemes and confined it to two categories -- government and private schools, he said.
In
addition
to
it,
the
government
would
also
be
urged
to
fill
up
the
vacancies
and
solve
the
problems
of
teaching
and
non-teaching
staff
through
negotiations,
Mr
Verma
said.
UNI