Watch | Ground Report: Schools in Rural Uttar Pradesh Struggle Without Govt Support
With dropouts increasing, the crunch in finances has led many schools to delay salaries of teachers.
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Barabanki/Kanpur Nagar: In the midst of the pandemic and lockdowns, self-financed schools in rural Uttar Pradesh are struggling to survive. Many students have stopped attending these schools as their families do not have a smart phone or laptop necessary for online classes. As students leave, the schools are unable to pay teachers, causing a significant job crisis in the education sector.
In this ground report from Uttar Pradesh, The Wire speaks to the administration members of these schools along with their teachers and parents.
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