India & World Bank sign loan agreement to improve quality of learning for over 50 lakh students across Andhra Pradesh



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The Indian government, the Andhra Pradesh government, and the World Bank have signed a $250 million loan agreement to significantly improve the quality of education for over 50 lakh students in Andhra Pradesh. The project, named 'Supporting Andhra's Learning Transformation', will focus on teacher development, provide remedial courses for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and support marginalised groups. It aims to enhance foundational learning, improve teaching practices through new methods and training, and strengthen school infrastructure and community involvement.

The Government of India, Government of Andhra Pradeshand the World Bank on 18thNovember 2021 signed the legal agreements for $250 million for a project which aims to improve quality of learning for over 50 lakh students in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Students from all grades and stages of school education will benefit from the project. The beneficiaries are about40 lakh students(between the age of six and fourteen) in over45,000 government schools, and over10 lakh children(between the age of
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The loan agreement is for $250 million.

Over 50 lakh students across all grades and stages of school education in Andhra Pradesh will benefit.

The project aims to encourage teacher professional development, provide remedial learning courses for children impacted by COVID-19, and pay special attention to students from marginalised groups, including those with special needs, scheduled tribes, and girls.

Teaching practices will be improved through classroom-based mentorships, need-based teacher training, Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL) methods, and other remedial education linked to standardised assessments.

The project will focus on developing physical learning kits and content for television and radio broadcasts to reduce learning losses, given the low availability of digital devices among students.

Yes, the project will introduce a one-year preschool-level course in 3,500 schools in tribal blocks to address low learning levels within these communities.




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