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This section explores the state of academic freedom in India’s school education system. It examines the autonomy of educators, the inclusivity of curricula, the role of state and private actors, and the impact of policy shifts on pedagogy. The page aims to document key trends, challenges, and interventions affecting critical thinking, historical accuracy, and freedom of expression in schools nationwide.
Teacher’s False Allegations Turn Disciplinary Dispute Into Religious Row at UP Catholic School
06 May 2026 | Catholic Connect
PIL In Bombay HC Challenges NCERT Move to Drop Maratha Empire Map
06 May 2026 | Deccan Chronicle
School Teachers' Assn in TN Requests Officials to Urge HMs Not to Share Biodata of Students with Colleges
02 May 2026 | The New Indian Express
Jingoism Slides Into English Textbooks, Experts Flag NCERT’s Militarist Content
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 02 May 2026 | The Telegraph
School Closures, Student Deaths, Children Out of School: The State of Public Education
Aparna Kalra | 30 April 2026 | The Wire
UP Govt Directed Barabanki Govt School Teachers to Join BJP's 'Jan Akrosh' Rally Against Defeated Delimitation Bill
Akanksha Kumar | 29 April 2026 | The Wire
How CBSE’s Three-Language Policy Excludes French, Erasing Puducherry’s Cultural Memory
Amir Hyder Khan | 28 April 2026 | The News Minute
Uttarakhand To Abolish Madrasa Board, Mandate State Curriculum From July
20 April 2026 | Maktoob Media
Rajasthan Government's Name-Change Campaign Sparks Row; Critics Allege Saffronisation of School Education
Rajesh Ansari | 14 April 2026 | The New Indian Express
Between Blasphemy and Contempt: NCERT, Judicial Accountability and Educational Freedom
M. J. Vijayan | 08 April 2026 | The Wire
Ire over SC Ban on NCERT Book: CJAR Calls for Academic Freedom
05 April 2026 | The Telegraph
Maha Politicians Outraged After Maratha Empire Map Goes Missing from Hindi, Urdu Version of NCERT Std VIII Social Science Textbook
Abhijeet Patil | 26 March 2026 | Times of India
Contempt In, Criticism Out: The Supreme Court's NCERT Order and the Limits of Free Speech
Yash Jangrid | 24 March 2026 | The Wire
Touch Me Not — Is The NCERT Matter An Opportunity for The Court to Question Alleged Executive Interference in Curriculums?
Shalom Gauri | 16 March 2026 | Supreme Court Observer
Teacher Suspended for ‘Mimicking’ PM Modi Says He ‘Just Wanted to Make People Laugh’
Anand Mohan J | 15 March 2026 | The Indian Express
Academics Raise Concerns over NCERT Textbook Approval and Review Process
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 15 March 2026 | The Telegraph
Can A French Man Be A Civilisational Hindu?
Devdutt Pattanaik | 14 March 2026 | Deccan Herald
CCTV Cameras Intrude into Privacy of Classrooms
Navneet Sharma | 12 March 2026 | The Tribune
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